David Edmondson <dme@dme.org> writes: > 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; > + } In the unlikely event that HOME is not set, it would be nicer to print a message to that effect, rather than configuration file (null)/.notmuch-config not found. Try running 'notmuch setup' to create a configuration. _______________________________________________ notmuch mailing list notmuch@notmuchmail.org https://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch