diff -r 6218bb7908e7 lib/irrlicht/include/IFileSystem.h
--- a/lib/irrlicht/include/IFileSystem.h	Wed Sep 23 17:23:14 2009 +0200
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/include/IFileSystem.h	Wed Sep 23 17:30:14 2009 +0200
@@ -226,6 +226,12 @@ public:
 	See IReferenceCounted::drop() for more information. */
 	virtual IFileList* createFileList() =0;
 
+	//! Creates an empty filelist
+	/** \return a Pointer to the created IFileList is returned. After the list has been used
+	it has to be deleted using its IFileList::drop() method.
+	See IReferenceCounted::drop() for more information. */
+	virtual IFileList* createEmptyFileList(const io::path& path, bool ignoreCase, bool ignorePaths) =0;
+
 	//! Set the active type of file system.
 	virtual EFileSystemType setFileListSystem(EFileSystemType listType) =0;
 
diff -r 6218bb7908e7 lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CFileSystem.cpp
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CFileSystem.cpp	Wed Sep 23 17:23:14 2009 +0200
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CFileSystem.cpp	Wed Sep 23 17:30:14 2009 +0200
@@ -689,6 +689,12 @@ IFileList* CFileSystem::createFileList()
 	return r;
 }
 
+//! Creates an empty filelist
+IFileList* CFileSystem::createEmptyFileList(const io::path& path, bool ignoreCase, bool ignorePaths)
+{
+	return new CFileList(path, ignoreCase, ignorePaths);
+}
+
 //! determines if a file exists and would be able to be opened.
 bool CFileSystem::existFile(const io::path& filename) const
 {
diff -r 6218bb7908e7 lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CFileSystem.h
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CFileSystem.h	Wed Sep 23 17:23:14 2009 +0200
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CFileSystem.h	Wed Sep 23 17:30:14 2009 +0200
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ public:
 	//! and returns it.
 	virtual IFileList* createFileList();
 
+	//! Creates an empty filelist
+	virtual IFileList* createEmptyFileList(const io::path& path, bool ignoreCase, bool ignorePaths);
+
 	//! determines if a file exists and would be able to be opened.
 	virtual bool existFile(const io::path& filename) const;