mkdir() returns -1 when launched through Finder - c++

Question

I have a simple program that makes a directory when it is executed:
#include <iostream>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int main(){
if(int a = mkdir("abc",0700)){
std::cout << "Failed to create: " << a << std::endl;
}
else{
std::cout << "Created." << std::endl;
}
}
It behaves differently for two different use cases:
Running the compiled binary through Terminal
Output: Created.
Launching this program via Finder with double click.
Output: Failed to create: -1
How do I make this so that launching this program via Finder creates the folder abc without using Cocoa framework (compiles with g++ only)?

Answer 1

Thanks to Wooble for pointing it out in the comment section that the problem is due to the working directory. When I launched it through Finder, the current working directory was my home directory.
Below is how I address the problem:
#include <iostream>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <libproc.h>
int main(int argc, char** argv){
// Gets and prints out the current directory
char cwd[1024];
getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd));
std::cout << "Current Working Directory: " << cwd << std::endl;
// Above is not necessary
// Changes working directory to directory that contains executable
char pathbuf[PROC_PIDPATHINFO_MAXSIZE];
if(proc_pidpath (getpid(), pathbuf, sizeof(pathbuf)) > 0){ // Gets the executable path
std::string s(pathbuf);
s = s.substr(0,s.find_last_of('/')); // Removes executable name from path
std::cout << "Executable Path: " << s << std::endl;
chdir(s.c_str()); // Changes working directory
}
if(int a = mkdir("abc",0700)){
std::cout << "Failed to create: " << a << std::endl;
}
else{
std::cout << "Created." << std::endl;
}
}