path.c

char *path_data_folder(const char *folder, const char *file)
{
    ALLEGRO_PATH *exe_path = NULL;
    ALLEGRO_PATH *path = NULL;
    ALLEGRO_PATH *data_dir =  NULL;
   char copy_path[2048];

    exe_path = al_get_standard_path(ALLEGRO_RESOURCES_PATH);



    strncpy(copy_path,"",2048);
    strncat(copy_path, folder, strlen(folder));
    strncat(copy_path,"/", strlen(folder));
    strncat(copy_path, file, strlen(file));

    path = al_create_path(copy_path);

    data_dir = al_create_path("data/");

    al_join_paths(data_dir,path);

    al_join_paths(exe_path, data_dir);

    const char *full_path = al_path_cstr(exe_path, ALLEGRO_NATIVE_PATH_SEP );
    size_t size = strlen(full_path) + 1;

    char *ret =  calloc(size, sizeof(char)); //malloc(sizeof(char) * strlen(full_path) + 1);
    memset(ret,'\0', sizeof(char) * size);
    strncpy(ret, full_path, strlen(full_path));
    al_destroy_path(path);
    al_destroy_path(data_dir);

    CB_free((void*) &full_path);

    return ret;

    //path = al_create_path( al_join_paths('') )

}