-static char *get_config_path() {
- char *xdg_config_home, *xdg_config_dirs, *config_path;
-
- /* 1: check the traditional path under the home directory */
- config_path = resolve_tilde("~/.i3/config");
- if (path_exists(config_path))
- return config_path;
-
- /* 2: check for $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/i3/config */
- if ((xdg_config_home = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")) == NULL)
- xdg_config_home = "~/.config";
-
- xdg_config_home = resolve_tilde(xdg_config_home);
- if (asprintf(&config_path, "%s/i3/config", xdg_config_home) == -1)
- die("asprintf() failed");
- free(xdg_config_home);
-
- if (path_exists(config_path))
- return config_path;
- free(config_path);
-
- /* 3: check the traditional path under /etc */
- config_path = SYSCONFDIR "/i3/config";
- if (path_exists(config_path))
- return sstrdup(config_path);
-
- /* 4: check for $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/i3/config */
- if ((xdg_config_dirs = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_DIRS")) == NULL)
- xdg_config_dirs = "/etc/xdg";
-
- char *buf = sstrdup(xdg_config_dirs);
- char *tok = strtok(buf, ":");
- while (tok != NULL) {
- tok = resolve_tilde(tok);
- if (asprintf(&config_path, "%s/i3/config", tok) == -1)
- die("asprintf() failed");
- free(tok);
- if (path_exists(config_path)) {
- free(buf);
- return config_path;
- }
- free(config_path);
- tok = strtok(NULL, ":");
+static char *get_config_path(const char *override_configpath) {
+ char *xdg_config_home, *xdg_config_dirs, *config_path;
+
+ static const char *saved_configpath = NULL;
+
+ if (override_configpath != NULL) {
+ saved_configpath = override_configpath;
+ return sstrdup(saved_configpath);
+ }
+
+ if (saved_configpath != NULL)
+ return sstrdup(saved_configpath);
+
+ /* 1: check the traditional path under the home directory */
+ config_path = resolve_tilde("~/.i3/config");
+ if (path_exists(config_path))
+ return config_path;
+
+ /* 2: check for $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/i3/config */
+ if ((xdg_config_home = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")) == NULL)
+ xdg_config_home = "~/.config";
+
+ xdg_config_home = resolve_tilde(xdg_config_home);
+ if (asprintf(&config_path, "%s/i3/config", xdg_config_home) == -1)
+ die("asprintf() failed");
+ free(xdg_config_home);
+
+ if (path_exists(config_path))
+ return config_path;
+ free(config_path);
+
+ /* 3: check the traditional path under /etc */
+ config_path = SYSCONFDIR "/i3/config";
+ if (path_exists(config_path))
+ return sstrdup(config_path);
+
+ /* 4: check for $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/i3/config */
+ if ((xdg_config_dirs = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_DIRS")) == NULL)
+ xdg_config_dirs = "/etc/xdg";
+
+ char *buf = sstrdup(xdg_config_dirs);
+ char *tok = strtok(buf, ":");
+ while (tok != NULL) {
+ tok = resolve_tilde(tok);
+ if (asprintf(&config_path, "%s/i3/config", tok) == -1)
+ die("asprintf() failed");
+ free(tok);
+ if (path_exists(config_path)) {
+ free(buf);
+ return config_path;