Display error if logs path isn't writeable (#274)

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/logging.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/logging.cpp
index 38d58fa0..4d277767 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/logging.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/logging.cpp
@@ -19,14 +19,23 @@ void CreateLogFiles()
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		// todo: might be good to delete logs that are too old
-		time_t time = std::time(nullptr);
-		tm currentTime = *std::localtime(&time);
-		std::stringstream stream;
-
-		stream << std::put_time(&currentTime, (GetNorthstarPrefix() + "/logs/nslog%Y-%m-%d %H-%M-%S.txt").c_str());
-		spdlog::default_logger()->sinks().push_back(std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::basic_file_sink_mt>(stream.str(), false));
-		spdlog::flush_on(spdlog::level::info);
+		try
+		{
+			// todo: might be good to delete logs that are too old
+			time_t time = std::time(nullptr);
+			tm currentTime = *std::localtime(&time);
+			std::stringstream stream;
+
+			stream << std::put_time(&currentTime, (GetNorthstarPrefix() + "/logs/nslog%Y-%m-%d %H-%M-%S.txt").c_str());
+			spdlog::default_logger()->sinks().push_back(std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::basic_file_sink_mt>(stream.str(), false));
+			spdlog::flush_on(spdlog::level::info);
+		}
+		catch (...)
+		{
+			spdlog::error("Failed creating log file");
+			MessageBoxA(
+				0, "Failed creating log file! Make sure the profile directory is writable.", "Northstar Warning", MB_ICONWARNING | MB_OK);
+		}
 	}
 }