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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/ratpoison.texi | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/main.c | 3 |
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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2005-02-09 Shawn Betts <katia_dilkina@verizon.net> + + * src/main.c (main): set the RATPOISON env. variable to the path + to this executable. + 2005-02-06 Shawn Betts <katia_dilkina@verizon.net> * src/actions.c (cmd_prompt): allow prompt to be run @@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. +* Changes since 1.4.0-beta1 +** RATPOISON environment variable +RATPOISON is set to the location of the ratpoison binary. This is +useful for scripts. + * Changes since 1.3.0 ** command arguments can be wrapped in double quotes. To include a space in a command argument, wrap the argument with ". diff --git a/doc/ratpoison.texi b/doc/ratpoison.texi index bf9e4e6..b2cf1e3 100644 --- a/doc/ratpoison.texi +++ b/doc/ratpoison.texi @@ -1569,6 +1569,9 @@ if it is switch to its window otherwise launch it. It should also be noted that multiple @option{-c} options can be used. +to facilitate writing scripts, the @env{RATPOISON} environment +variable is set to the full path of the ratpoison binary. + @example $ ratpoison -c split -c split @end example @@ -624,6 +624,9 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[]) set_sig_handler (SIGHUP, hup_handler); set_sig_handler (SIGCHLD, chld_handler); + /* Add RATPOISON to the environment */ + putenv (xsprintf ("RATPOISON=%s", argv[0])); + /* Setup ratpoison's internal structures */ init_globals (); init_defaults (); |