2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/platform/path.c b/src/platform/path.c
index e67102b..9572941 100644
--- a/src/platform/path.c
+++ b/src/platform/path.c
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 #include "path.h"
 
 #include <libgen.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include "mem.h"
 #include "str.h"
 
 #if defined(CEL_PLATFORM_LINUX) || defined(CEL_PLATFORM_MAC)
-path_opt path_parent(const char* path) {
-  char* path_dirname = dirname(path);
+path_opt path_parent(arena* a, const char* path) {
+  // Duplicate the string because dirname doesnt like const literals
+  char* path_copy = arena_alloc(a, strlen(path) + 1);
+  strcpy(path_copy, path);
+  char* path_dirname = dirname(path_copy);
   return (path_opt){ .path = str8_cstr_view(path_dirname), .has_value = true };
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/platform/path.h b/src/platform/path.h
index 0ec6993..73063ea 100644
--- a/src/platform/path.h
+++ b/src/platform/path.h
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ typedef struct path_opt {
   bool has_value;
 } path_opt;
 
-path_opt path_parent(const char* path);  // TODO: convert to using str8
-\ No newline at end of file
+path_opt path_parent(arena* a, const char* path);  // TODO: convert to using str8
+\ No newline at end of file