myvxwm

commit ef143d48e51064116539bf4ef2427b07247bfe60
parent 620f2471438412208f51b283b8ce08681589f23c
Author: wh1tepearl <wh1tepearl@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun,  8 Mar 2026 17:49:20 +0000

Support for autostart, thanks d8dr for runautostart function implementation

Diffstat:
M
config.def.h
 | 
9
+++++++++
M
modules.def.h
 | 
1
+
A
modules/autostart/autostart.c
 | 
18
++++++++++++++++++
A
modules/autostart/autostart.h
 | 
1
+
M
modules/vxwm_includes.c
 | 
4
++++
M
modules/vxwm_includes.h
 | 
4
++++
M
rvx
 | 
4
++--
M
vxwm.c
 | 
12
+++++++++++-

8 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ static const char *occupiedtags[] = { "1+", "2+", "3+", "4+", "5+", "6+", "7+", 
 #define RESIZE_WITH_KEYBOARD_STEP 50 /* Defines by how many pixels windows will be resized with keyboard */
 #endif
 
+#if AUTOSTART
+/* vxwm will execute this on startup (can be skipped with -ignoreautostart vxwm flag). */
+
+static const char *const autostart[] = {
+	"st",
+	NULL /* must end with NULL */
+};
+#endif
+
 static const Rule rules[] = {
 	/* xprop(1):
 	 *	WM_CLASS(STRING) = instance, class
diff --git a/modules.def.h b/modules.def.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Even though this sounds complex, it is actually pretty lightweight ~250 l.o.c, a
 
 
 /* Misc */
+#define AUTOSTART 0 // Support for vxwm being able to start apps defined in config.h in startup.
 #define FULLSCREEN 0 // Support for toggling fullscreen.
 #define MOVE_IN_TILED 0 // Support for moving windows in tiled mode.
 #define EWMH_TAGS 0 // Support for EWMH tags, recommended if you want to use external bars with less pain
diff --git a/modules/autostart/autostart.c b/modules/autostart/autostart.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+void
+runautostart(void)
+{
+	const char *const *cmd = autostart;
+
+	if (fork() == 0) {
+		setsid();
+
+		while (*cmd != NULL) {
+			if (fork() == 0) {
+				execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", *cmd, NULL);
+				exit(1);
+			}
+			cmd++;
+		}
+		exit(0);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/autostart/autostart.h b/modules/autostart/autostart.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static void runautostart(void);
diff --git a/modules/vxwm_includes.c b/modules/vxwm_includes.c
@@ -47,3 +47,7 @@
 #if DIRECTIONAL_MOVE
 #include "directionalmove/directionalmove.c"
 #endif
+
+#if AUTOSTART
+#include "autostart/autostart.c"
+#endif
diff --git a/modules/vxwm_includes.h b/modules/vxwm_includes.h
@@ -43,3 +43,7 @@
 #if DIRECTIONAL_MOVE
 #include "directionalmove/directionalmove.h"
 #endif
+
+#if AUTOSTART
+#include "autostart/autostart.h"
+#endif
diff --git a/rvx b/rvx
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ fi
 
 if [ $arg = "-d" ]; then
         killall vxwm 2>/dev/null
-        dbus-run-session vxwm
+        dbus-run-session vxwm -ignoreautostart
 elif [ $arg = "-h" ]; then
         echo "rvx:                A tool designed for quickly restarting vxwm"
         echo "rvx -d:             Restarts vxwm with dbus-run-session"
         echo "rvx -h:             Show this message"
 else
         killall vxwm 2>/dev/null
-        vxwm
+        vxwm -ignoreautostart
 fi
diff --git a/vxwm.c b/vxwm.c
@@ -2730,8 +2730,14 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		die("vxwm - "VERSION);
   if (argc == 2 && !strcmp("-srcdir", argv[1]))
     die(SRCDIR);
+  if (argc == 2 && !strcmp("-ignoreautostart", argv[1]))
+    printf("Ignoring autostart");
 	else if (argc != 1)
-		die("usage: vxwm [-v] [-srcdir]");
+		die("usage: vxwm [-v] [-srcdir]"
+#if AUTOSTART
+         " [-ignoreautostart]"
+#endif
+       );
 	if (!setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "") || !XSupportsLocale())
 		fputs("warning: no locale support\n", stderr);
 	if (!(dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL)))
@@ -2747,6 +2753,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		die("pledge");
 #endif /* __OpenBSD__ */
 	scan();
+#if AUTOSTART
+  if (!(argc == 2 && !strcmp("-ignoreautostart", argv[1])))
+    runautostart();
+#endif
 	run();
 	cleanup();
 	XCloseDisplay(dpy);