e_surf_action_state_t state);
void surf_action_set_data(surf_action_t action,
void *data);
-FILE *surf_fopen(const char *name, const char *mode);
+FILE * surf_fopen(const char *name, const char *mode);
extern lmm_system_t maxmin_system;
extern tmgr_history_t history;
extern xbt_dynar_t surf_path;
+
+/*
+ * Returns the initial path. On Windows the initial path is
+ * the current directory for the current process in the other
+ * case the function returns "./" that represents the current
+ * directory on Unix/Linux platforms.
+ */
+const char* __surf_get_initial_path(void);
+
+/* The __surf_is_absolute_file_path() returns 1 if
+ * file_path is a absolute file path, in the other
+ * case the function returns 0.
+ */
+int __surf_is_absolute_file_path(const char* file_path);
+
#endif /* _SURF_SURF_PRIVATE_H */
