If the database path specified in the configuration file does *not*
start with a /, presume that it is relative to $HOME and modify the
path used to open the database accordingly.
---
notmuch-config.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/notmuch-config.c b/notmuch-config.c
index e1b16609..bf77cc9d 100644
--- a/notmuch-config.c
+++ b/notmuch-config.c
@@ -660,7 +660,19 @@ _config_set_list (notmuch_config_t *config,
const char *
notmuch_config_get_database_path (notmuch_config_t *config)
{
- return _config_get (config, &config->database_path, "database", "path");
+ char *db_path = (char *)_config_get (config, &config->database_path,
"database", "path");
+
+ if (db_path && *db_path != '/') {
+ /* If the path in the configuration file begins with any
+ * character other than /, presume that it is relative to
+ * $HOME and update as appropriate.
+ */
+ char *abs_path = talloc_asprintf (config, "%s/%s", getenv ("HOME"),
db_path);
+ talloc_free (db_path);
+ db_path = config->database_path = abs_path;
+ }
+
+ return db_path;
}
void
--
2.11.0
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