set TIDE_FILE property to the real path of the file being edited

diff --git a/lib/win.c b/lib/win.c
index cc63663c8e9c9b3427bb08e0d381262be2d3b060..31f6b7870e15dd2c4e0add6f2fb56f567ab3aef9 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/win.c
+++ b/lib/win.c
@@ -65,11 +65,17 @@ static void win_update(int xfd, void* data) {
     x11_flush();
 }
 
+static void set_path_prop(char* path) {
+    char *newpath = calloc(1, PATH_MAX+1),
+         *abspath = realpath(path, newpath);
+    x11_prop_set("TIDE_FILE", abspath);
+    free(newpath);
+}
+
 void win_load(char* path) {
     View* view = win_view(EDIT);
     view_init(view, path, view->buffer.errfn);
-    if (path)
-        x11_prop_set("TIDE_FILE", path);
+    if (path) set_path_prop(path);
 }
 
 void win_save(char* path) {
@@ -80,7 +86,7 @@ void win_save(char* path) {
     free(view->buffer.path);
     view->buffer.path = path;
     buf_save(&(view->buffer));
-    x11_prop_set("TIDE_FILE", path);
+    set_path_prop(path);
 }
 
 void win_loop(void) {

diff --git a/tctl.c b/tctl.c
index 00cd19629c2cd159d6a21a7746aff4a6a965e1ad..99c59ebe2b3c22a519e767c2be5ff18c8aed8520 100644 (file)
--- a/tctl.c
+++ b/tctl.c
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ struct {
 static void* prop_get(Window win, char* propname, Atom type, unsigned long* nitems);
 static void prop_set(Window win, char* propname, Atom type, int format, void* items, unsigned long nitems);
 
+char* abspath(char* path) {
+    char* newpath = calloc(1, PATH_MAX+1);
+    return realpath(path, newpath);
+}
+
 /* Main Routine
  ******************************************************************************/
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
@@ -29,6 +34,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     printf("Windows: %lu\n", nwindows);
     XUngrabServer(X.display);
 
+    for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+        printf("abspath: '%s'\n", abspath(argv[i]));
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }