diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 2c027d738e..43af61e5be 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ OBJ += frontend/frontend.o \
 		retroarch.o \
 		file.o \
 		file_list.o \
+		dir_list.o \
 		string_list.o \
 		file_path.o \
 		hash.o \
@@ -614,6 +615,7 @@ RETROLAUNCH_OBJ += tools/retrolaunch/main.o \
 	compat/fnmatch_rarch.o \
 	tools/input_common_launch.o \
 	file_path.o \
+	dir_list.o \
 	string_list.o \
 	compat/compat.o \
 	conf/config_file.o \
diff --git a/dir_list.c b/dir_list.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a177e7549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dir_list.c
@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+/*  RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2010-2014 - Hans-Kristian Arntzen
+ *  Copyright (C) 2011-2014 - Daniel De Matteis
+ * 
+ *  RetroArch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ *  of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
+ *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  RetroArch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
+ *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "dir_list.h"
+#include "file_path.h"
+#include "compat/strl.h"
+#include "miscellaneous.h"
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define setmode _setmode
+#endif
+#include "msvc/msvc_compat.h"
+#ifdef _XBOX
+#include <xtl.h>
+#define INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES -1
+#else
+#include <io.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <direct.h>
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+#else
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
+static int qstrcmp_plain(const void *a_, const void *b_)
+{
+   const struct string_list_elem *a = (const struct string_list_elem*)a_; 
+   const struct string_list_elem *b = (const struct string_list_elem*)b_; 
+
+   return strcasecmp(a->data, b->data);
+}
+
+static int qstrcmp_dir(const void *a_, const void *b_)
+{
+   const struct string_list_elem *a = (const struct string_list_elem*)a_; 
+   const struct string_list_elem *b = (const struct string_list_elem*)b_; 
+   int a_type = a->attr.i;
+   int b_type = b->attr.i;
+
+
+   /* Sort directories before files. */
+   if (a_type != b_type)
+      return b_type - a_type;
+   return strcasecmp(a->data, b->data);
+}
+
+void dir_list_sort(struct string_list *list, bool dir_first)
+{
+   if (!list)
+      return;
+
+   qsort(list->elems, list->size, sizeof(struct string_list_elem),
+         dir_first ? qstrcmp_dir : qstrcmp_plain);
+}
+
+void dir_list_free(struct string_list *list)
+{
+   string_list_free(list);
+}
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+
+struct string_list *dir_list_new(const char *dir,
+      const char *ext, bool include_dirs)
+{
+   struct string_list *list = string_list_new();
+   if (!list)
+      return NULL;
+
+   HANDLE hFind = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+   WIN32_FIND_DATA ffd;
+
+   char path_buf[PATH_MAX];
+   snprintf(path_buf, sizeof(path_buf), "%s\\*", dir);
+
+   struct string_list *ext_list = NULL;
+   if (ext)
+      ext_list = string_split(ext, "|");
+
+   hFind = FindFirstFile(path_buf, &ffd);
+   if (hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+      goto error;
+
+   do
+   {
+      union string_list_elem_attr attr;
+      char file_path[PATH_MAX];
+      const char *name        = ffd.cFileName;
+      const char *file_ext    = path_get_extension(name);
+      bool is_dir             = ffd.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY;
+      bool is_compressed_file = false;
+      bool supported_by_core  = false;
+      attr.i                  = RARCH_FILETYPE_UNSET;
+
+      fill_pathname_join(file_path, dir, name, sizeof(file_path));
+
+      if (!is_dir)
+      {
+         is_compressed_file = path_is_compressed_file(file_path);
+         if (string_list_find_elem_prefix(ext_list, ".", file_ext))
+            supported_by_core = true;
+      }
+
+      if (!include_dirs && is_dir)
+         continue;
+
+      if (strcmp(name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(name, "..") == 0)
+         continue;
+
+      if (!is_compressed_file && !is_dir && ext_list && !supported_by_core)
+         continue;
+
+      if (is_dir)
+         attr.i = RARCH_DIRECTORY;
+      if (is_compressed_file)
+         attr.i = RARCH_COMPRESSED_ARCHIVE;
+      /* The order of these ifs is important.
+       * If the file format is explicitly supported by the libretro-core, we
+       * need to immediately load it and not designate it as a compressed file.
+       *
+       * Example: .zip could be supported as a image by the core and as a
+       * compressed_file. In that case, we have to interpret it as a image.
+       *
+       * */
+      if (supported_by_core)
+         attr.i = RARCH_PLAIN_FILE;
+
+      if (!string_list_append(list, file_path, attr))
+         goto error;
+   }
+   while (FindNextFile(hFind, &ffd) != 0);
+
+   FindClose(hFind);
+   string_list_free(ext_list);
+   return list;
+
+error:
+   RARCH_ERR("Failed to open directory: \"%s\"\n", dir);
+   if (hFind != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+      FindClose(hFind);
+   
+   string_list_free(list);
+   string_list_free(ext_list);
+   return NULL;
+}
+#else
+static bool dirent_is_directory(const char *path,
+      const struct dirent *entry)
+{
+#if defined(PSP)
+   return (entry->d_stat.st_attr & FIO_SO_IFDIR) == FIO_SO_IFDIR;
+#elif defined(DT_DIR)
+   if (entry->d_type == DT_DIR)
+      return true;
+   else if (entry->d_type == DT_UNKNOWN /* This can happen on certain file systems. */
+         || entry->d_type == DT_LNK)
+      return path_is_directory(path);
+   return false;
+#else /* dirent struct doesn't have d_type, do it the slow way ... */
+   return path_is_directory(path);
+#endif
+}
+
+struct string_list *dir_list_new(const char *dir,
+      const char *ext, bool include_dirs)
+{
+   DIR *directory = NULL;
+   const struct dirent *entry = NULL;
+   struct string_list *ext_list = NULL;
+   struct string_list *list = (struct string_list*)string_list_new();
+
+   if (!list)
+      return NULL;
+
+   if (ext)
+      ext_list = string_split(ext, "|");
+
+   directory = opendir(dir);
+   if (!directory)
+      goto error;
+
+   while ((entry = readdir(directory)))
+   {
+      bool is_dir;
+      char file_path[PATH_MAX];
+      union string_list_elem_attr attr;
+      const char *name     = entry->d_name;
+      const char *file_ext = path_get_extension(name);
+      bool is_compressed_file = false;
+      bool supported_by_core  = false;
+      attr.i                  = RARCH_FILETYPE_UNSET;
+
+      fill_pathname_join(file_path, dir, name, sizeof(file_path));
+
+      is_dir = dirent_is_directory(file_path, entry);
+
+      if (!is_dir)
+      {
+         is_compressed_file = path_is_compressed_file(file_path);
+         if (string_list_find_elem_prefix(ext_list, ".", file_ext))
+            supported_by_core = true;
+      }
+
+      if (!include_dirs && is_dir)
+         continue;
+
+      if (strcmp(name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(name, "..") == 0)
+         continue;
+
+      if (!is_dir && ext_list && !is_compressed_file && !supported_by_core)
+         continue;
+
+      if (is_dir)
+         attr.i = RARCH_DIRECTORY;
+      if (is_compressed_file)
+         attr.i = RARCH_COMPRESSED_ARCHIVE;
+      /* The order of these ifs is important.
+       * If the file format is explicitly supported by the libretro-core, we
+       * need to immediately load it and not designate it as a compressed file.
+       *
+       * Example: .zip could be supported as a image by the core and as a
+       * compressed_file. In that case, we have to interpret it as a image.
+       *
+       * */
+      if (supported_by_core)
+         attr.i = RARCH_PLAIN_FILE;
+
+      if (!string_list_append(list, file_path, attr))
+         goto error;
+   }
+
+   closedir(directory);
+
+   string_list_free(ext_list);
+   return list;
+
+error:
+   RARCH_ERR("Failed to open directory: \"%s\"\n", dir);
+
+   if (directory)
+      closedir(directory);
+
+   string_list_free(list);
+   string_list_free(ext_list);
+   return NULL;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/dir_list.h b/dir_list.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..433685e465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dir_list.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*  RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2010-2014 - Hans-Kristian Arntzen
+ *  Copyright (C) 2011-2014 - Daniel De Matteis
+ * 
+ *  RetroArch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ *  of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
+ *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  RetroArch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
+ *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _DIR_LIST_H
+#define _DIR_LIST_H
+
+#include "string_list.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+struct string_list *dir_list_new(const char *dir, const char *ext,
+      bool include_dirs);
+
+void dir_list_sort(struct string_list *list, bool dir_first);
+
+void dir_list_free(struct string_list *list);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/file_path.c b/file_path.c
index f5d668f3bc..c25dcb7ed4 100644
--- a/file_path.c
+++ b/file_path.c
@@ -262,37 +262,6 @@ char *path_remove_extension(char *path)
    return last;
 }
 
-static int qstrcmp_plain(const void *a_, const void *b_)
-{
-   const struct string_list_elem *a = (const struct string_list_elem*)a_; 
-   const struct string_list_elem *b = (const struct string_list_elem*)b_; 
-
-   return strcasecmp(a->data, b->data);
-}
-
-static int qstrcmp_dir(const void *a_, const void *b_)
-{
-   const struct string_list_elem *a = (const struct string_list_elem*)a_; 
-   const struct string_list_elem *b = (const struct string_list_elem*)b_; 
-   int a_type = a->attr.i;
-   int b_type = b->attr.i;
-
-
-   /* Sort directories before files. */
-   if (a_type != b_type)
-      return b_type - a_type;
-   return strcasecmp(a->data, b->data);
-}
-
-void dir_list_sort(struct string_list *list, bool dir_first)
-{
-   if (!list)
-      return;
-
-   qsort(list->elems, list->size, sizeof(struct string_list_elem),
-         dir_first ? qstrcmp_dir : qstrcmp_plain);
-}
-
 struct string_list *compressed_file_list_new(const char *path,
       const char* ext)
 {
@@ -311,199 +280,6 @@ struct string_list *compressed_file_list_new(const char *path,
    return NULL;
 }
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-
-struct string_list *dir_list_new(const char *dir,
-      const char *ext, bool include_dirs)
-{
-   struct string_list *list = string_list_new();
-   if (!list)
-      return NULL;
-
-   HANDLE hFind = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
-   WIN32_FIND_DATA ffd;
-
-   char path_buf[PATH_MAX];
-   snprintf(path_buf, sizeof(path_buf), "%s\\*", dir);
-
-   struct string_list *ext_list = NULL;
-   if (ext)
-      ext_list = string_split(ext, "|");
-
-   hFind = FindFirstFile(path_buf, &ffd);
-   if (hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
-      goto error;
-
-   do
-   {
-      union string_list_elem_attr attr;
-      char file_path[PATH_MAX];
-      const char *name        = ffd.cFileName;
-      const char *file_ext    = path_get_extension(name);
-      bool is_dir             = ffd.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY;
-      bool is_compressed_file = false;
-      bool supported_by_core  = false;
-      attr.i                  = RARCH_FILETYPE_UNSET;
-
-      fill_pathname_join(file_path, dir, name, sizeof(file_path));
-
-      if (!is_dir)
-      {
-         is_compressed_file = path_is_compressed_file(file_path);
-         if (string_list_find_elem_prefix(ext_list, ".", file_ext))
-            supported_by_core = true;
-      }
-
-      if (!include_dirs && is_dir)
-         continue;
-
-      if (strcmp(name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(name, "..") == 0)
-         continue;
-
-      if (!is_compressed_file && !is_dir && ext_list && !supported_by_core)
-         continue;
-
-      if (is_dir)
-         attr.i = RARCH_DIRECTORY;
-      if (is_compressed_file)
-         attr.i = RARCH_COMPRESSED_ARCHIVE;
-      /* The order of these ifs is important.
-       * If the file format is explicitly supported by the libretro-core, we
-       * need to immediately load it and not designate it as a compressed file.
-       *
-       * Example: .zip could be supported as a image by the core and as a
-       * compressed_file. In that case, we have to interpret it as a image.
-       *
-       * */
-      if (supported_by_core)
-         attr.i = RARCH_PLAIN_FILE;
-
-      if (!string_list_append(list, file_path, attr))
-         goto error;
-   }
-   while (FindNextFile(hFind, &ffd) != 0);
-
-   FindClose(hFind);
-   string_list_free(ext_list);
-   return list;
-
-error:
-   RARCH_ERR("Failed to open directory: \"%s\"\n", dir);
-   if (hFind != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
-      FindClose(hFind);
-   
-   string_list_free(list);
-   string_list_free(ext_list);
-   return NULL;
-}
-#else
-static bool dirent_is_directory(const char *path,
-      const struct dirent *entry)
-{
-#if defined(PSP)
-   return (entry->d_stat.st_attr & FIO_SO_IFDIR) == FIO_SO_IFDIR;
-#elif defined(DT_DIR)
-   if (entry->d_type == DT_DIR)
-      return true;
-   else if (entry->d_type == DT_UNKNOWN /* This can happen on certain file systems. */
-         || entry->d_type == DT_LNK)
-      return path_is_directory(path);
-   return false;
-#else /* dirent struct doesn't have d_type, do it the slow way ... */
-   return path_is_directory(path);
-#endif
-}
-
-struct string_list *dir_list_new(const char *dir,
-      const char *ext, bool include_dirs)
-{
-   DIR *directory = NULL;
-   const struct dirent *entry = NULL;
-   struct string_list *ext_list = NULL;
-   struct string_list *list = (struct string_list*)string_list_new();
-
-   if (!list)
-      return NULL;
-
-   if (ext)
-      ext_list = string_split(ext, "|");
-
-   directory = opendir(dir);
-   if (!directory)
-      goto error;
-
-   while ((entry = readdir(directory)))
-   {
-      bool is_dir;
-      char file_path[PATH_MAX];
-      union string_list_elem_attr attr;
-      const char *name     = entry->d_name;
-      const char *file_ext = path_get_extension(name);
-      bool is_compressed_file = false;
-      bool supported_by_core  = false;
-      attr.i                  = RARCH_FILETYPE_UNSET;
-
-      fill_pathname_join(file_path, dir, name, sizeof(file_path));
-
-      is_dir = dirent_is_directory(file_path, entry);
-
-      if (!is_dir)
-      {
-         is_compressed_file = path_is_compressed_file(file_path);
-         if (string_list_find_elem_prefix(ext_list, ".", file_ext))
-            supported_by_core = true;
-      }
-
-      if (!include_dirs && is_dir)
-         continue;
-
-      if (strcmp(name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(name, "..") == 0)
-         continue;
-
-      if (!is_dir && ext_list && !is_compressed_file && !supported_by_core)
-         continue;
-
-      if (is_dir)
-         attr.i = RARCH_DIRECTORY;
-      if (is_compressed_file)
-         attr.i = RARCH_COMPRESSED_ARCHIVE;
-      /* The order of these ifs is important.
-       * If the file format is explicitly supported by the libretro-core, we
-       * need to immediately load it and not designate it as a compressed file.
-       *
-       * Example: .zip could be supported as a image by the core and as a
-       * compressed_file. In that case, we have to interpret it as a image.
-       *
-       * */
-      if (supported_by_core)
-         attr.i = RARCH_PLAIN_FILE;
-
-      if (!string_list_append(list, file_path, attr))
-         goto error;
-   }
-
-   closedir(directory);
-
-   string_list_free(ext_list);
-   return list;
-
-error:
-   RARCH_ERR("Failed to open directory: \"%s\"\n", dir);
-
-   if (directory)
-      closedir(directory);
-
-   string_list_free(list);
-   string_list_free(ext_list);
-   return NULL;
-}
-#endif
-
-void dir_list_free(struct string_list *list)
-{
-   string_list_free(list);
-}
-
 static bool path_char_is_slash(char c)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/file_path.h b/file_path.h
index b053ff72a0..a8e4d14f6f 100644
--- a/file_path.h
+++ b/file_path.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include "string_list.h"
+#include "dir_list.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -52,10 +53,6 @@ bool write_empty_file(const char *path);
 
 struct string_list *compressed_file_list_new(const char *filename,
       const char* ext);
-struct string_list *dir_list_new(const char *dir, const char *ext,
-      bool include_dirs);
-void dir_list_sort(struct string_list *list, bool dir_first);
-void dir_list_free(struct string_list *list);
 
 /* path_is_compressed_file also means: The compressed file is supported */
 bool path_is_compressed_file(const char *path);
diff --git a/griffin/griffin.c b/griffin/griffin.c
index 4062a4f032..4369465a92 100644
--- a/griffin/griffin.c
+++ b/griffin/griffin.c
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ DYNAMIC
 FILE
 ============================================================ */
 #include "../file.c"
+#include "../dir_list.c"
 #include "../string_list.c"
 #include "../file_path.c"
 #include "../file_list.c"
diff --git a/string_list.h b/string_list.h
index e124b360cb..9a3cbc9664 100644
--- a/string_list.h
+++ b/string_list.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #define __RARCH_STRING_LIST_H
 
 #include "boolean.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {