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+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2011 Tim Mayberry
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+    Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
+    any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+    for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+    with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+    675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+*/
+
+#include <glibmm/miscutils.h>
+
+#include "test_common.h"
+
+/**
+ * This allows tests to find the data files they require by looking
+ * in an installed location on windows or by setting an environment variable
+ * on unix.
+ */
+PBD::SearchPath
+test_search_path ()
+{
+#ifdef WIN32
+	std::string wsp(g_win32_get_package_installation_directory_of_module(NULL));
+	return Glib::build_filename (wsp,  "pbd_testdata");
+#else
+	return Glib::getenv("PBD_TEST_PATH");
+#endif
+}