2 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/crepe/Asset.cpp b/src/crepe/Asset.cpp
index 8a2a11c..3d4df53 100644
--- a/src/crepe/Asset.cpp
+++ b/src/crepe/Asset.cpp
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 
 #include "Asset.h"
+#include "Exception.h"
 
 using namespace crepe;
+using namespace std;
 
-Asset::Asset(const std::string & src) {
-	// FIXME: restore this
-	// this->src = std::filesystem::canonical(src);
-	this->src = src;
-	this->file = std::ifstream(this->src, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
+Asset::Asset(const string & src) : src(src) {
+	try {
+		this->src = filesystem::canonical(src);
+	} catch (filesystem::filesystem_error & e) {
+		throw Exception("Asset error: %s", e.what());
+	}
+	this->file = ifstream(this->src, ios::in | ios::binary);
 }
 
-const std::istream & Asset::read() { return this->file; }
+const istream & Asset::read() { return this->file; }
 
-const char * Asset::canonical() { return this->src.c_str(); }
+const char * Asset::canonical() const { return this->src.c_str(); }
diff --git a/src/crepe/Asset.h b/src/crepe/Asset.h
index 0cb5834..d4e4ba1 100644
--- a/src/crepe/Asset.h
+++ b/src/crepe/Asset.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
 	//! Get an input stream to the contents of this resource
 	const std::istream & read();
 	//! Get the canonical path to this resource
-	const char * canonical();
+	const char * canonical() const;
 
 private:
 	std::string src;