From: Heiko Schlittermann <hs+exim@schlittermann.de>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 19:39:58 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: New variable $config_dir, $config_file.  Bug 1553
X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/jgh/exim.git/commitdiff_plain/ac6652c8a0ac69fc0f46d7f8535aa537cd609c94

New variable $config_dir, $config_file.  Bug 1553
---

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 1d602da47..daf69f366 100644
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -11259,6 +11259,17 @@ The building process for Exim keeps a count of the number
 of times it has been compiled. This serves to distinguish different
 compilations of the same version of the program.
 
+.vitem &$config_dir$&
+.vindex "&$config_dir$&"
+The directory name of the main configuration file. That is, the content of
+&$config_file$& with the last component stripped. The value does not
+contain the trailing slash. If &$config_file$& does not contain a slash,
+&$config_dir$& is ".".
+
+.vitem &$config_file$&
+.vindex "&$config_file$&"
+The name of the main configuration file Exim is using.
+
 .vitem &$demime_errorlevel$&
 .vindex "&$demime_errorlevel$&"
 This variable is available when Exim is compiled with
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
index 76947300e..f40fbedfd 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ Version 4.85
     server certs used for TLS match the result of the MX lookup. It does
     not use the same mechanism as DANE.
 
+ 4. New expansion items $config_file, $config_dir, containing the file
+    and directory name of the main configuration file. 
+
 
 Version 4.84
 ------------
diff --git a/src/src/expand.c b/src/src/expand.c
index b7df95a18..f61d682b8 100644
--- a/src/src/expand.c
+++ b/src/src/expand.c
@@ -446,6 +446,8 @@ static var_entry var_table[] = {
   { "caller_uid",          vtype_uid,         &real_uid },
   { "compile_date",        vtype_stringptr,   &version_date },
   { "compile_number",      vtype_stringptr,   &version_cnumber },
+  { "config_dir",          vtype_stringptr,   &config_main_directory },
+  { "config_file",         vtype_stringptr,   &config_main_filename },
   { "csa_status",          vtype_stringptr,   &csa_status },
 #ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_DCC
   { "dcc_header",          vtype_stringptr,   &dcc_header },
diff --git a/src/src/globals.c b/src/src/globals.c
index 1b09008a1..5cd738bbb 100644
--- a/src/src/globals.c
+++ b/src/src/globals.c
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ gid_t   config_gid             = CONFIGURE_GROUP;
 uschar *config_main_filelist   = US CONFIGURE_FILE
                          "\0<-----------Space to patch configure_filename->";
 uschar *config_main_filename   = NULL;
+uschar *config_main_directory  = NULL;
 
 #ifdef CONFIGURE_OWNER
 uid_t   config_uid             = CONFIGURE_OWNER;
diff --git a/src/src/globals.h b/src/src/globals.h
index f4baa0bb0..5746167dd 100644
--- a/src/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/src/globals.h
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ extern gid_t   config_gid;             /* Additional group owner */
 extern int     config_lineno;          /* Line number */
 extern uschar *config_main_filelist;   /* List of possible config files */
 extern uschar *config_main_filename;   /* File name actually used */
+extern uschar *config_main_directory;  /* Directory where the main config file was found */
 #ifdef CONFIGURE_OWNER
 extern uid_t   config_uid;             /* Additional owner */
 #endif
diff --git a/src/src/readconf.c b/src/src/readconf.c
index f0d08d0e1..df4cbb2fd 100644
--- a/src/src/readconf.c
+++ b/src/src/readconf.c
@@ -3008,7 +3008,12 @@ file is a serious disaster. */
 
 if (config_file != NULL)
   {
+  uschar *p;
   config_filename = config_main_filename = string_copy(filename);
+
+  p = strrchr(filename, '/');
+  config_main_directory = p ? string_copyn(filename, p - filename) 
+                            : string_copy(".");
   }
 else
   {
diff --git a/test/scripts/0000-Basic/0002 b/test/scripts/0000-Basic/0002
index bcfacdea4..11fa1cd13 100644
--- a/test/scripts/0000-Basic/0002
+++ b/test/scripts/0000-Basic/0002
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ exim -be
 # Some fixed variables
 
 exim_path: $exim_path
+config_dir: $config_dir
+config_file: $config_file
 primary_hostname: $primary_hostname
 primary_hostname: ${primary_hostname}
 qualify_domain: $qualify_domain
diff --git a/test/stdout/0002 b/test/stdout/0002
index a3706ee5a..00ac02a2e 100644
--- a/test/stdout/0002
+++ b/test/stdout/0002
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 > # Some fixed variables
 > 
 > exim_path: TESTSUITE/eximdir/exim
+> config_dir: TESTSUITE
+> config_file: TESTSUITE/test-config
 > primary_hostname: myhost.test.ex
 > primary_hostname: myhost.test.ex
 > qualify_domain: myhost.test.ex