New option '-c'; config files in video directory by default

HISTORY

@@ -173,3 +173,9 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Video files now have the 'group read' bit set.
 - Fixed handling errors in 'readstring()'.
 - Handling SIGPIPE and re-establishing handler after intercepting a signal.
+- The configuration files are now by default read from the video directory.
+  This can be changed by using the new '-c' option. Make sure you copy your
+  current '*.conf' files to your video directory ('/video' by default), or
+  use "-c ." to get the old behaviour of loading the configuration files
+  from the current directory.
+

INSTALL

@@ -102,14 +102,15 @@ Configuration files:
 --------------------
 
 There are three configuration files that hold information about
-channels, remote control keys and timers. These files are currrently
+channels, remote control keys and timers. By default these files are
-assumed to be located in the directory from which the 'vdr' program
+assumed to be located in the video directory, but a different directory
-was started (this will become configurable later). The configuration
+can be used with the '-c' option.
-files can be edited with any text editor, or will be written by the
+
-'vdr' program if any changes are made inside the on-screen menus.
+The configuration files can be edited with any text editor, or will be written
-The meaning of the data entries may still vary in future releases,
+by the 'vdr' program if any changes are made inside the on-screen menus.
-so for the moment please look at the source code (config.c) to see
+The meaning of the data entries may still vary in future releases, so for the
-the meaning of the various fields.
+moment please look at the source code (config.c) to see the meaning of the
+various fields.
 
 The files that come with this package contain the author's selections,
 so please make sure you adapt these to your personal taste. Also make sure

tools.c

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: tools.c 1.15 2000/09/15 13:30:24 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: tools.c 1.16 2000/09/15 14:45:31 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
@@ -153,6 +153,14 @@ bool isnumber(const char *s)
   return true;
 }
 
+const char *AddDirectory(const char *DirName, const char *FileName)
+{
+  static char *buf = NULL;
+  delete buf;
+  asprintf(&buf, "%s/%s", DirName && *DirName ? DirName : ".", FileName);
+  return buf;
+}
+
 #define DFCMD  "df -m %s"
 
 uint FreeDiskSpaceMB(const char *Directory)

tools.h

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: tools.h 1.13 2000/09/09 12:53:10 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: tools.h 1.14 2000/09/15 14:23:29 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __TOOLS_H
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ char *skipspace(char *s);
 int time_ms(void);
 void delay_ms(int ms);
 bool isnumber(const char *s);
+const char *AddDirectory(const char *DirName, const char *FileName);
 uint FreeDiskSpaceMB(const char *Directory);
 bool DirectoryOk(const char *DirName, bool LogErrors = false);
 bool MakeDirs(const char *FileName, bool IsDirectory = false);

vdr.c

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.cadsoft.de/people/kls/vdr
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 1.31 2000/09/15 13:55:39 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 1.32 2000/09/15 15:01:08 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #define DEFAULTSVDRPPORT 2001
 
   int SVDRPport = DEFAULTSVDRPPORT;
+  const char *ConfigDirectory = NULL;
   bool DaemonMode = false;
 
   static struct option long_options[] = {
+      { "config", required_argument, NULL, 'c' },
       { "daemon", no_argument,       NULL, 'd' },
       { "help",   no_argument,       NULL, 'h' },
       { "log",    required_argument, NULL, 'l' },
@@ -73,10 +75,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   
   int c;
   int option_index = 0;
-  while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "dhl:p:v:", long_options, &option_index)) != -1) {
+  while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "c:dhl:p:v:", long_options, &option_index)) != -1) {
         switch (c) {
+          case 'c': ConfigDirectory = optarg;
+                    break;
           case 'd': DaemonMode = true; break;
-          case 'h': printf("Usage: vdr [OPTION]\n\n"
+          case 'h': printf("Usage: vdr [OPTION]\n\n"           // for easier orientation, this is column 80|
+                           "  -c DIR,   --config=DIR  read config files from DIR (default is to read them\n"
+                           "                          from the video directory)\n"
                            "  -h,       --help        display this help and exit\n"
                            "  -d,       --daemon      run in daemon mode\n"
                            "  -l LEVEL, --log=LEVEL   set log level (default: 3)\n"
@@ -156,13 +162,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   // Configuration data:
 
-  Setup.Load("setup.conf");
+  if (!ConfigDirectory)
-  Channels.Load("channels.conf");
+     ConfigDirectory = VideoDirectory;
-  Timers.Load("timers.conf");
+
+  Setup.Load(AddDirectory(ConfigDirectory, "setup.conf"));
+  Channels.Load(AddDirectory(ConfigDirectory, "channels.conf"));
+  Timers.Load(AddDirectory(ConfigDirectory, "timers.conf"));
 #ifdef REMOTE_LIRC
   Keys.SetDummyValues();
 #else
-  if (!Keys.Load(KEYS_CONF))
+  if (!Keys.Load(AddDirectory(ConfigDirectory, KEYS_CONF)))
      Interface.LearnKeys();
 #endif
   Interface.Init();