Re: FVWM: read function

From: Graeme McCaffery <Graeme.McCaffery_at_astro.cf.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 17:45:10 +0100 (BST)

> If you look at ReadSubFunc (read.c), it looks like if the filename
> doesn't start with a slash, it tries $HOME, and if that fails it tries
> FVWMDIR.
>
> I believe you get some environment variable expansion if you use M4 or
> cpp. But some builtin expansion would be nice.


on this subject: is there a nice string function that will strip a variable
from a path name and replace it with the value of that variable.

e.g

$HOME/bin with /home/orion/mccaffer/bin

I'm trying to give fvwm the ability to expand variables when reading files.


Graeme
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Received on Wed Apr 09 1997 - 11:52:12 BST

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