Fixed invalid config path crash

4 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/draw.c b/draw.c
index a66dc3b..daba27e 100644
--- a/draw.c
+++ b/draw.c
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
 	if(!flags_set[0]) strcpy(cfg_path, find_config());  //find_config if not config flag was passed
 
 	//Fill Groups
-	cfg_interp(cfg_path); //read the contents of the cfg file
+	//read the contents of the cfg file; print help message if invalid
+	if(!cfg_interp(cfg_path)){
+		print_help(argv[0]);
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	//Remove Empty Groups from the Array
 	clean_groups();
diff --git a/include/read_cfg.h b/include/read_cfg.h
index 6b0c276..b6b996f 100644
--- a/include/read_cfg.h
+++ b/include/read_cfg.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #define BUF_LEN 1024
 
-void cfg_interp(char *path);
+bool cfg_interp(char *path);
 bool get_sort();
 bool get_case_sensitivity();
 void refer_to_doc();
diff --git a/read_cfg.c b/read_cfg.c
index 61ddce1..77c4381 100644
--- a/read_cfg.c
+++ b/read_cfg.c
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ bool hr = false;
 //turn foldCase (insensitive case searching) on or off; On by default
 bool fold_case = true;
 
-void cfg_interp(char *path){
+//return false if invalid path
+bool cfg_interp(char *path){
 	FILE *fp;
 	char buffer[BUF_LEN];
 	GROUP **g;
@@ -43,7 +44,10 @@ void cfg_interp(char *path){
 	int j;
 
 	fp = fopen(path, "r");
-	assert(fp != NULL);
+	if(fp == NULL){
+		printf("Error: Invalid Configuration Path \"%s\"\n", path);
+		return false;
+	}
 
 	//build the options array
 	char **options = malloc(sizeof(char *) * OPTION_CNT);
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ void cfg_interp(char *path){
 	*/
 
 	fclose(fp);
-	return;
+	return true;
 }
 
 bool get_sort(){
diff --git a/tasklist.md b/tasklist.md
index c7e884d..14a7ea1 100644
--- a/tasklist.md
+++ b/tasklist.md
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 ## FIXME
 
-- **If giving invalid config path for -c|--cfg\_path flag, program crashes**
-	- Should give a formal error message
 - **On Windows, running without alias option turned on in cfg causes instability**
 
 ### Completed
 
+- If giving invalid config path for -c|--cfg\_path flag, program crashes
+
 ---
 
 ## TODO