move dll to common cache folder

gm82joy.gej

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
 	"name": "Game Maker 8.2 Joystick",
 	"folder": "gm82",
-	"version": "1.1.1",
+	"version": "1.2",
 	"author": "renex && floogle",
-	"date": "05/03/2022",
+	"date": "23/07/2023",
 	"license": "Free to use, also for commercial games.",
 	"description": "Part of the standard Game Maker 8.2 distribution. This extension package replaces the builtin joystick system with SDL2 for better controller support and more than two controllers.",
 	"helpfile": "",

gm82joy.gml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 //(func,args,...)
     var dll,call;
 
-    dll="gm82joy.dll"
+    dll=temp_directory+"\gm82\gm82joy.dll"
     if (argument_count=1) call=external_define(dll,argument0,1,0,0)
     if (argument_count=2) call=external_define(dll,argument0,1,0,1,argument[1])
     if (argument_count=3) call=external_define(dll,argument0,1,0,2,argument[1],argument[2])
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 //(func,args,...)
     var dll,call;
 
-    dll="gm82joy.dll"
+    dll=temp_directory+"\gm82\gm82joy.dll"
     if (argument_count=1) call=external_define(dll,argument0,1,1,0)
     if (argument_count=2) call=external_define(dll,argument0,1,1,1,argument[1])
     if (argument_count=3) call=external_define(dll,argument0,1,1,2,argument[1],argument[2])
@@ -54,8 +54,17 @@
 
 #define __gm82joy_init
     object_event_add(__gm82core_object,ev_step,ev_step_begin,"__gm82joy_update()")
-
-    __gm82core_setdir(temp_directory+"\gm82")
+
+    //move sdl2 to a common location so that it doesn't leave a copy behind every time you run the game
+    p=string_pos("\appdata\local\temp\gm_ttt_",string_lower(temp_directory))    
+    dir=string_copy(temp_directory,1,p+19)+"gm82 dll cache"    
+    directory_create(dir)    
+    file_delete(dir+"\SDL2.dll")
+    file_rename(temp_directory+"\gm82\SDL2.dll",dir+"\SDL2.dll")
+    //poke it so that joydll can find it
+    //this is a valid function and will put sdl2 in the link list
+    //this means it can be anywhere and it'll be found for further function defs
+    external_define(dir+"\SDL2.dll","SDL_GetError",dll_cdecl,ty_string,0)
 
     __gm82joy_define("joy_init"                     )    
     __gm82joy_define("joy_count"                    )
@@ -77,8 +86,6 @@
 
     __gm82joy_call("joy_init")
 
-    __gm82core_setdir(working_directory)
-
     __gm82joy_map("updated",0)
     __gm82joy_map("deadzone",0.05)