add a --config-file command line option, and OB_CONFIG_FILE root hint

4 files changed, 33 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/openbox/openbox.c b/openbox/openbox.c
index 18c34d2f..7d7e0d0d 100644
--- a/openbox/openbox.c
+++ b/openbox/openbox.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ static KeyCode   keys[OB_NUM_KEYS];
 static gint      exitcode = 0;
 static guint     remote_control = 0;
 static gboolean  being_replaced = FALSE;
+static gchar    *config_file = NULL;
 
 static void signal_handler(gint signal, gpointer data);
 static void remove_args(gint *argc, gchar **argv, gint index, gint num);
@@ -246,17 +247,26 @@ gint main(gint argc, gchar **argv)
                 config_startup(i);
 
                 /* parse/load user options */
-                if (parse_load_rc(NULL, &doc, &node)) {
+                if (parse_load_rc(config_file, &doc, &node)) {
                     parse_tree(i, doc, node->xmlChildrenNode);
                     parse_close(doc);
-                } else
+                }
+                else {
                     g_message(_("Unable to find a valid config file, using some simple defaults"));
+                    config_file = NULL;
+                }
 
-/*
-                if (config_type != NULL)
-                    PROP_SETS(RootWindow(ob_display, ob_screen),
-                              ob_config, config_type);
-*/
+                if (config_file) {
+                    gchar *p = g_filename_to_utf8(config_file, -1,
+                                                  NULL, NULL, NULL);
+                    if (p)
+                        PROP_SETS(RootWindow(ob_display, ob_screen),
+                                  ob_config_file, p);
+                    g_free(p);
+                }
+                else
+                    PROP_ERASE(RootWindow(ob_display, ob_screen),
+                               ob_config_file);
 
                 /* we're done with parsing now, kill it */
                 parse_shutdown(i);
@@ -489,6 +499,7 @@ static void print_help()
     g_print(_("  --help              Display this help and exit\n"));
     g_print(_("  --version           Display the version and exit\n"));
     g_print(_("  --replace           Replace the currently running window manager\n"));
+    g_print(_("  --config-file FILE  Specify the path to the config file to use\n"));
     g_print(_("  --sm-disable        Disable connection to the session manager\n"));
     g_print(_("\nPassing messages to a running Openbox instance:\n"));
     g_print(_("  --reconfigure       Reload Openbox's configuration\n"));
@@ -566,6 +577,18 @@ static void parse_args(gint *argc, gchar **argv)
         else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--exit")) {
             remote_control = 3;
         }
+        else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--config-file")) {
+            if (i == *argc - 1) /* no args left */
+                /* not translated cuz it's sekret */
+                g_printerr(_("--config-file requires an argument\n"));
+            else {
+                /* this will be in the current locale encoding, which is
+                   what we want */
+                config_file = argv[i+1];
+                ++i; /* skip the argument */
+                ob_debug("--config-file %s\n", config_file);
+            }
+        }
         else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--sm-save-file")) {
             if (i == *argc - 1) /* no args left */
                 /* not translated cuz it's sekret */
diff --git a/openbox/prop.c b/openbox/prop.c
index c4b8baea..c2b0b40f 100644
--- a/openbox/prop.c
+++ b/openbox/prop.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ void prop_startup(void)
 
     CREATE(openbox_pid, "_OPENBOX_PID");
     CREATE(ob_theme, "_OB_THEME");
+    CREATE(ob_config_file, "_OB_CONFIG_FILE");
     CREATE(ob_wm_action_undecorate, "_OB_WM_ACTION_UNDECORATE");
     CREATE(ob_wm_state_undecorated, "_OB_WM_STATE_UNDECORATED");
     CREATE(ob_control, "_OB_CONTROL");
diff --git a/openbox/prop.h b/openbox/prop.h
index 5ca70470..464fe26d 100644
--- a/openbox/prop.h
+++ b/openbox/prop.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ typedef struct Atoms {
     Atom ob_wm_state_undecorated;
     Atom openbox_pid; /* this is depreecated in favour of ob_control */
     Atom ob_theme;
+    Atom ob_config_file;
     Atom ob_control;
 } Atoms;
 extern Atoms prop_atoms;
diff --git a/openbox/screen.c b/openbox/screen.c
index 932b157e..73429bc9 100644
--- a/openbox/screen.c
+++ b/openbox/screen.c
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ gboolean screen_annex(void)
     supported[i++] = prop_atoms.ob_wm_state_undecorated;
     supported[i++] = prop_atoms.openbox_pid;
     supported[i++] = prop_atoms.ob_theme;
+    supported[i++] = prop_atoms.ob_config_file;
     supported[i++] = prop_atoms.ob_control;
     g_assert(i == num_support);