+/**
+ * Get a list of paths where we look for resource (e.g. firmware) files.
+ *
+ * @param res_type The type of resource to get the search paths for.
+ *
+ * @return List of strings that must be freed after use, including the strings.
+ *
+ * @since 0.6.0
+ */
+SR_API GSList *sr_resourcepaths_get(int res_type)
+{
+ const char *subdir = NULL;
+ GSList *l = NULL;
+ const char *env;
+ const char *const *datadirs;
+
+ if (res_type == SR_RESOURCE_FIRMWARE) {
+ subdir = "sigrok-firmware";
+
+ env = g_getenv("SIGROK_FIRMWARE_DIR");
+ if (env)
+ l = g_slist_append(l, g_strdup(env));
+ }
+
+ l = g_slist_append(l, g_build_filename(g_get_user_data_dir(), subdir, NULL));
+
+#ifdef FIRMWARE_DIR
+ if (res_type == SR_RESOURCE_FIRMWARE) {
+ /*
+ * Scan the hard-coded directory before the system directories to
+ * avoid picking up possibly outdated files from a system install.
+ */
+ l = g_slist_append(l, g_strdup(FIRMWARE_DIR));
+ }
+#endif
+
+ datadirs = g_get_system_data_dirs();
+ while (*datadirs)
+ l = g_slist_append(l, g_build_filename(*datadirs++, subdir, NULL));
+
+ return l;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the size of the open stream @a file.