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dtool/src/dtoolutil/dSearchPath.cxx

@@ -145,6 +145,16 @@ append_directory(const Filename &directory) {
   _directories.push_back(directory);
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: DSearchPath::prepend_directory
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Adds a new directory to the front of the search list.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void DSearchPath::
+prepend_directory(const Filename &directory) {
+  _directories.insert(_directories.begin(), directory);
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: DSearchPath::append_path
 //       Access: Public

dtool/src/dtoolutil/dSearchPath.h

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ PUBLISHED:
 
   void clear();
   void append_directory(const Filename &directory);
+  void prepend_directory(const Filename &directory);
   void append_path(const string &path,
 		   const string &delimiters = ": \t\n");
 

pandatool/src/cvscopy/cvsCopy.cxx

@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ copy_binary_file(Filename source, Filename dest) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  dest.unlink();
   if (!dest.open_write(out)) {
     nout << "Cannot write " << dest << "\n";
     return false;
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ copy_binary_file(Filename source, Filename dest) {
     nout << "Error writing " << dest << "\n";
     return false;
   }
-  
+
   return true;
 }
 

pandatool/src/flt/fltExternalReference.cxx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "fltExternalReference.h"
 #include "fltRecordReader.h"
 #include "fltRecordWriter.h"
+#include "fltHeader.h"
 
 TypeHandle FltExternalReference::_type_handle;
 
@@ -35,6 +36,21 @@ output(ostream &out) const {
   }
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: FltTexture::get_ref_filename
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Returns the name of the referenced file.  If it
+//               appears to be a relative filename, it will be
+//               converted to the correct full pathname according to
+//               the model_path specified in the header.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Filename FltExternalReference::
+get_ref_filename() const {
+  Filename file(_filename);
+  file.resolve_filename(_header->get_model_path());
+  return file;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: FltExternalReference::extract_record
 //       Access: Protected, Virtual

pandatool/src/flt/fltExternalReference.h

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ public:
   string _bead_id;
   int _flags;
 
+  Filename get_ref_filename() const;
+
 protected:
   virtual bool extract_record(FltRecordReader &reader);
   virtual bool build_record(FltRecordWriter &writer) const;

pandatool/src/flt/fltHeader.cxx

@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@ read_flt(Filename filename) {
     return FE_could_not_open;
   }
 
-  // By default, the filename's directory is added to the texture
+  // By default, the filename's directory is added to the texture and
-  // search path.
+  // model search path.
   string dirname = filename.get_dirname();
   if (!dirname.empty()) {
-    _texture_path.append_directory(dirname);
+    _texture_path.prepend_directory(dirname);
+    _model_path.prepend_directory(dirname);
   }
 
   return read_flt(in);
@@ -847,6 +848,40 @@ get_texture_path() const {
   return _texture_path;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: FltHeader::set_model_path
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Sets the search path that relative external
+//               references will be looked for along.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void FltHeader::
+set_model_path(const DSearchPath &path) {
+  _model_path = path;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: FltHeader::update_model_path
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Returns a non-const reference to the model search
+//               path, so that it may be appended to or otherwise
+//               modified.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+DSearchPath &FltHeader::
+update_model_path() {
+  return _model_path;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: FltHeader::get_model_path
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Returns the search path for looking up external
+//               references.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+const DSearchPath &FltHeader::
+get_model_path() const {
+  return _model_path;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: FltHeader::has_light_source
 //       Access: Public

pandatool/src/flt/fltHeader.h

@@ -182,12 +182,17 @@ public:
   void add_texture(FltTexture *texture);
   void remove_texture(int texture_index);
 
-  // Sometimes Flt files store textures as relative pathnames.
+  // Sometimes Flt files store textures and external references as
-  // Setting this search path helps resolve that tendency.
+  // relative pathnames.  Setting these search paths helps resolve
+  // that tendency.
   void set_texture_path(const DSearchPath &path);
   DSearchPath &update_texture_path();
   const DSearchPath &get_texture_path() const;
 
+  void set_model_path(const DSearchPath &path);
+  DSearchPath &update_model_path();
+  const DSearchPath &get_model_path() const;
+
 
   // Accessors into the light source palette.
   bool has_light_source(int light_index) const;
@@ -207,6 +212,9 @@ public:
   FltTrackplane *get_trackplane(int n);
 
 private:
+  DSearchPath _texture_path;
+  DSearchPath _model_path;
+
   // Instance subtrees.  These are standalone subtrees, which may be
   // referenced by various points in the hierarchy, stored by instance
   // ID number.
@@ -252,7 +260,6 @@ private:
   AttrUpdate _auto_attr_update;
   typedef map<int, PT(FltTexture)> Textures;
   Textures _textures;
-  DSearchPath _texture_path;
 
 
   // Support for the light source palette.

pandatool/src/fltprogs/fltCopy.cxx

@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ FltCopy() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void FltCopy::
 run() {
-  if (_search_path.get_num_directories() == 0) {
-    _search_path.append_directory(".");
-  }
   SourceFiles::iterator fi;
   for (fi = _source_files.begin(); fi != _source_files.end(); ++fi) {
     ExtraData ed;
@@ -99,6 +96,7 @@ copy_flt_file(const Filename &source, const Filename &dest,
 	      CVSSourceDirectory *dir) {
   PT(FltHeader) header = new FltHeader;
   header->set_texture_path(_search_path);
+  header->set_model_path(_search_path);
 
   // We don't want to automatically generate .attr files--we'd rather
   // write them out explicitly.
@@ -118,8 +116,7 @@ copy_flt_file(const Filename &source, const Filename &dest,
   Refs::const_iterator ri;
   for (ri = refs.begin(); ri != refs.end(); ++ri) {
     FltExternalReference *ref = (*ri);
-    Filename ref_filename = ref->_filename;
+    Filename ref_filename = ref->get_ref_filename();
-    ref_filename.resolve_filename(_search_path);
 
     if (!ref_filename.exists()) {
       nout << "*** Warning: external reference " << ref_filename