]> git.lyx.org Git - features.git/blobdiff - src/lyx_main.C
New -userdir command line option. A few command line parsing tweaks.
[features.git] / src / lyx_main.C
index b952ba8d96ecb1e7157223259a0f85248e51918e..585ef8da557f40a09efbfe98650ca25f29d26451 100644 (file)
@@ -77,6 +77,20 @@ LyX::LyX(int * argc, char * argv[])
        lyxGUI = new LyXGUI(this, argc, argv, gui);
        lyxerr[Debug::INIT] << "Initializing LyXGUI...done" << endl;
 
+       // Now the GUI and LyX have taken care of their arguments, so
+       // the only thing left on the command line should be
+       // filenames. Let's check anyway.
+       for (int argi = 1; argi < *argc ; ++argi) {
+               if (argv[argi][0] == '-') {
+                       lyxerr << _("Wrong command line option `")
+                              << argv[argi]
+                              << _("'. Exiting.") << endl;
+                       exit(0);
+               }
+       }
+       
+
+
        // Initialization of LyX (reads lyxrc and more)
        lyxerr[Debug::INIT] << "Initializing LyX::init..." << endl;
        init(argc, argv, gui);
@@ -85,9 +99,6 @@ LyX::LyX(int * argc, char * argv[])
        lyxGUI->init();
 
        // Load the files specified in the command line.
-       // Now the GUI and LyX have taken care of their arguments, so
-       // the only thing left on the command line should be
-       // filenames.
        if ((*argc) == 2) 
                lyxerr[Debug::INFO] << "Opening document..." << endl;
        else if ((*argc) > 2)
@@ -321,12 +332,30 @@ void LyX::init(int */*argc*/, char **argv, bool gui)
        // Determine user lyx-dir
        //
        
-       user_lyxdir = AddPath(GetEnvPath("HOME"), string(".") + PACKAGE);
+       // Directories are searched in this order:
+       // 1) -userdir command line parameter
+       // 2) LYX_USERDIR_11x environment variable
+       // 3) $HOME/.<name of binary>
+
+       // If we had a command line switch, user_lyxdir is already set
+       bool explicit_userdir = true;
+       if (user_lyxdir.empty()) {
+
+       // LYX_USERDIR_11x environment variable
+               user_lyxdir = GetEnvPath("LYX_USERDIR_11x");
+
+       // default behaviour
+               if (user_lyxdir.empty())
+                       user_lyxdir = AddPath(GetEnvPath("HOME"),
+                                                       string(".") + PACKAGE);
+                       explicit_userdir = false;
+       }
+
        lyxerr[Debug::INIT] << "User LyX directory: '" 
                            <<  user_lyxdir << '\'' << endl;
 
        // Check that user LyX directory is ok.
-       queryUserLyXDir();
+       queryUserLyXDir(explicit_userdir);
 
        //
        // Load the layouts first
@@ -482,7 +511,7 @@ void LyX::deadKeyBindings(kb_keymap * kbmap)
 
 // This one is not allowed to use anything on the main form, since that
 // one does not exist yet. (Asger)
-void LyX::queryUserLyXDir()
+void LyX::queryUserLyXDir(bool explicit_userdir)
 {
        // Does user directory exist?
        FileInfo fileInfo(user_lyxdir);
@@ -494,7 +523,11 @@ void LyX::queryUserLyXDir()
        }
        
        // Nope
-       if (!AskQuestion(_("You don't have a personal LyX directory."),
+       // Different wording if the user specifically requested a directory
+       if (!AskQuestion( explicit_userdir
+                        ? _("You have specified an invalid LyX directory.")
+                        : _("You don't have a personal LyX directory.") ,
+
                         _("It is needed to keep your own configuration."),
                         _("Should I try to set it up for you (recommended)?"))) {
                lyxerr << _("Running without personal LyX directory.") << endl;
@@ -559,7 +592,8 @@ void commandLineHelp()
                _("Usage: lyx [ command line switches ] [ name.lyx ... ]\n"
                  "Command line switches (case sensitive):\n"
                  "\t-help           summarize LyX usage\n"
-                 "\t-sysdir x       try to set system directory to x\n"
+                 "\t-userdir dir      try to set user directory to dir\n"
+                 "\t-sysdir dir       try to set system directory to dir\n"
                  "\t-width x        set the width of the main window\n"
                  "\t-height y       set the height of the main window\n"
                  "\t-xpos x         set the x position of the main window\n"
@@ -570,10 +604,10 @@ void commandLineHelp()
                  "Check the LyX man page for more options.") << endl;
 }
 
-
 bool LyX::easyParse(int * argc, char * argv[])
 {
        bool gui = true;
+       int removeargs = 0; // used when options are read
        for(int i = 1; i < *argc; ++i) {
                string arg = argv[i];
 
@@ -581,13 +615,7 @@ bool LyX::easyParse(int * argc, char * argv[])
                if (arg == "-dbg") {
                        if (i + 1 < *argc) {
                                setDebuggingLevel(argv[i + 1]);
-
-                               // Now, remove these two arguments by shifting
-                               // the following two places down.
-                               (*argc) -= 2;
-                               for (int j = i; j < (*argc); ++j)
-                                       argv[j] = argv[j + 2];
-                               --i; // After shift, check this number again.
+                               removeargs = 2;
                        } else {
                                lyxerr << _("List of supported debug flags:")
                                       << endl;
@@ -599,18 +627,26 @@ bool LyX::easyParse(int * argc, char * argv[])
                else if (arg == "-sysdir") {
                        if (i + 1 < *argc) {
                                system_lyxdir = argv[i + 1];
-
-                               // Now, remove these two arguments by shifting
-                               // the following two places down.
-                               (*argc) -= 2;
-                               for (int j= i; j < (*argc); ++j)
-                                       argv[j] = argv[j + 2];
-                               --i; // After shift, check this number again.
-                       } else
-                               lyxerr << _("Missing directory for -sysdir switch!")
+                               removeargs = 2;
+                       } else {
+                               lyxerr << _("Missing directory for -sysdir switch!") 
                                       << endl;
+                               exit(0);
+                       }
+               }
+               // Check for "-userdir"
+               else if (arg == "-userdir") {
+                       if (i + 1 < *argc) {
+                               user_lyxdir = argv[i + 1];
+                               removeargs = 2;
+                       } else {
+                               lyxerr << _("Missing directory for -userdir switch!")
+                                      << endl;
+                               exit(0);
+                       }
+               }
                // Check for --help or -help
-               else if (arg == "--help" || arg == "-help") {
+               else if (arg == "--help" || arg == "-help") {
                        commandLineHelp();
                        exit(0);
                } 
@@ -624,14 +660,7 @@ bool LyX::easyParse(int * argc, char * argv[])
                else if (arg == "-x" || arg == "--execute") {
                        if (i + 1 < *argc) {
                                batch_command = string(argv[i + 1]);
-
-                               // Now, remove these two arguments by shifting
-                               // the following two places down.
-                               (*argc) -= 2;
-                               for (int j = i; j < (*argc); ++j)
-                                       argv[j] = argv[j + 2];
-                               --i; // After shift, check this number again.
-
+                               removeargs = 2;
                        }
                        else
                                lyxerr << _("Missing command string after  -x switch!") << endl;
@@ -643,11 +672,7 @@ bool LyX::easyParse(int * argc, char * argv[])
                else if (arg == "-e" || arg == "--export") {
                        if (i + 1 < *argc) {
                                string type(argv[i+1]);
-
-                               (*argc) -= 2;
-                               for (int j = i; j < (*argc); ++j)
-                                       argv[j] = argv[j + 2];
-                               --i; // After shift, check this number again.
+                               removeargs = 2;
 
                                if (type == "tex")
                                        type = "latex";
@@ -668,16 +693,11 @@ bool LyX::easyParse(int * argc, char * argv[])
                                            "ps...] after ")
                                       << arg << _(" switch!") << endl;
                }
-
                else if (arg == "--import") {
                        if (i + 1 < *argc) {
                                string type(argv[i+1]);
                                string file(argv[i+2]);
-
-                               (*argc) -= 3;
-                               for (int j = i; j < (*argc); ++j)
-                                       argv[j] = argv[j + 3];
-                               --i; // After shift, check this number again.
+                               removeargs = 3;
        
                                batch_command = "buffer-import " + type + " " + file;
                                lyxerr << "batch_command: "
@@ -688,6 +708,17 @@ bool LyX::easyParse(int * argc, char * argv[])
                                            "ps...] after ")
                                       << arg << _(" switch!") << endl;
                }
+
+               if (removeargs > 0) {
+                       // Now, remove used arguments by shifting
+                       // the following ones removeargs places down.
+                       (*argc) -= removeargs;
+                       for (int j = i; j < (*argc); ++j)
+                               argv[j] = argv[j + removeargs];
+                       --i; // After shift, check this number again.
+                       removeargs = 0;
+               }
+
        }
 
        return gui;