Add option to change location of cache dir.

-cache-dir

Fixes: #769

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/source/rofi.c b/source/rofi.c
index 4bea8012..dfb687de 100644
--- a/source/rofi.c
+++ b/source/rofi.c
@@ -776,13 +776,6 @@ int main ( int argc, char *argv[] )
         g_free ( base_name );
     }
     TICK ();
-    // Get the path to the cache dir.
-    cache_dir = g_get_user_cache_dir ();
-
-    if ( g_mkdir_with_parents ( cache_dir, 0700 ) < 0 ) {
-        g_warning ( "Failed to create cache directory: %s", g_strerror ( errno ) );
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-    }
 
     // Create pid file path.
     const char *path = g_get_user_runtime_dir ();
@@ -883,6 +876,18 @@ int main ( int argc, char *argv[] )
 
     parse_keys_abe ( bindings );
 
+    // Get the path to the cache dir.
+    cache_dir = g_get_user_cache_dir ();
+
+    if ( config.cache_dir != NULL ) {
+        cache_dir = config.cache_dir;
+    }
+
+    if ( g_mkdir_with_parents ( cache_dir, 0700 ) < 0 ) {
+        g_warning ( "Failed to create cache directory: %s", g_strerror ( errno ) );
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
     /** dirty hack for dmenu compatibility */
     char *windowid = NULL;
     if ( !dmenu_mode ) {
diff --git a/source/xrmoptions.c b/source/xrmoptions.c
index d7bae743..485acc41 100644
--- a/source/xrmoptions.c
+++ b/source/xrmoptions.c
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ static XrmOption xrmOptions[] = {
       "Hide the prefix mode prefix on the combi view.", CONFIG_DEFAULT },
     { xrm_Char, "matching-negate-char",     { .charc= &config.matching_negate_char            }, NULL,
       "Set the character used to negate the matching. ('\\0' to disable)", CONFIG_DEFAULT },
+    { xrm_String, "cache-dir",               { .str = &config.cache_dir                       }, NULL,
+      "Directory where history and temporary files are stored.", CONFIG_DEFAULT },
 };
 
 /** Dynamic array of extra options */