Look for user configuration files in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME (default to ~/.config/cron) as well as ~/.cron.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2012-02-04  Dale Mellor <dale_mellor@users.sourceforge.net>
+
+	* main.scm: added search for initial files in
+	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cron directory, defaulting to ~/.config/cron if
+	the environment variable is not set) as well as in ~/.cron
+	directory (this is in line with the current FreeDesktop.org
+	standards).
+
+
 2010-06-13  Dale Mellor <dale_mellor@users.sourceforge.net>
 
 	* configure.ac: added --enable-no-vixie-clobber argument to

NEWS

@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ Historic moments in the life of mcron.                        -*-text-*-
 Please send bug reports to bug-mcron@gnu.org.
 
 
+Saturday, 4th February 2012
+
+    Received a suggestion from Antono Vasiljev to look in FreeDesktop.org's
+    standard user configuration directories for user script files.  This is
+    implemented in the GIT repository.
+
+
 Sunday, 20th June 2010
 
     Standardized the copyright notices on all auxiliary files (including this

README

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 GNU mcron --- README                                  -*-text-*-
 
-  Copyright (C) 2003, 2005, 2006  Dale Mellor
+  Copyright (C) 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012  Dale Mellor
 
   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
   are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
   notice and this notice are preserved.
 
 
-This is version 1.0.6 of the GNU mcron program.  It is designed and written by
+This is version 1.0.7 of the GNU mcron program.  It is designed and written by
 Dale Mellor, and replaces and hugely enhances Vixie cron. It is functionally
 complete, production quality code (did you expect less?), but has not received
 much testing yet. It has only been built on a GNU/Linux system, and will most

README--git

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+GNU mcron --- README--git                                  -*-text-*-
+
+  Copyright (C)  2012  Dale Mellor
+
+  Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
+  are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
+  notice and this notice are preserved.
+
+
+If you have pulled mcron from the GIT repository, these are the steps you will
+need to take to build it the first time:
+
+1) cp mcron.texinfo.in mcron.texinfo
+2) aclocal
+4) autoconf
+3) automake -a
+5) rm mcron.texinfo
+6) ./configure --prefix={wherever}
+7) make install
+
+
+After that it should just be a simple matter of typing `make install' when you
+want to build a version with changes in it.

configure.ac

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
   
-#     Copyright (C) 2003, 2005  Dale Mellor
+#    Copyright (C) 2003, 2005, 2012  Dale Mellor
 #   
 #    This file is part of GNU mcron.
 # 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)
-AC_INIT([mcron], [1.0.6], [dale_mellor@users.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([mcron], [1.0.7], [dale_mellor@users.sourceforge.net])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 
 

main.scm

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-;;   Copyright (C) 2003 Dale Mellor
+;;   Copyright (C) 2003, 2012 Dale Mellor
 ;; 
 ;;   This file is part of GNU mcron.
 ;;
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ Usage: " (car (command-line))
   ((mcron)
 " [OPTIONS] [FILES]\n
 Run an mcron process according to the specifications in the FILES (`-' for\n
-standard input), or use all the files in ~/.cron with .guile or .vixie\n
+standard input), or use all the files in ~/.config/cron (or the \n
-extensions.\n
+deprecated ~/.cron) with .guile or .vixie extensions.\n
 \n
   -v, --version             Display version\n
   -h, --help                Display this help message\n
   -sN, --schedule[=]N       Display the next N jobs that will be run by mcron\n
-  -d, --daemon              Immediately detach the program from the terminal and\n
+  -d, --daemon              Immediately detach the program from the terminal\n
-                              run as a daemon process\n
+                              and run as a daemon process\n
   -i, --stdin=(guile|vixie) Format of data passed as standard input or\n
                               file arguments (default guile)")
 
@@ -296,22 +296,32 @@ Report bugs to " config-package-bugreport ".\n
 
 
 
-;; Procedure to run through all the files in a user's ~/.cron directory (only
+;; Procedure to run through all the files in a user's ~/.cron and/or
-;; happens under the mcron personality).
+;; $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cron or ~/.config/cron directories (only happens under the
+;; mcron personality).
 
 (define (process-files-in-user-directory)
-  (catch #t (lambda ()
+  (let ((errors 0)
-              (let* ((dir-path (string-append (passwd:dir (getpw (getuid)))
+        (home-directory (passwd:dir (getpw (getuid)))))
-                                              "/.cron"))
+    (map (lambda (config-directory)
-                     (directory (opendir dir-path)))
+          (catch #t
+                 (lambda ()
+                   (let ((directory (opendir config-directory)))
                      (do ((file-name (readdir directory) (readdir directory)))
                          ((eof-object? file-name) (closedir directory))
-                  (process-user-file (string-append dir-path
+                       (process-user-file (string-append config-directory
                                                          "/"
                                                          file-name)))))
                  (lambda (key . args)
-           (mcron-error 13 "Cannot read files in your ~/.cron directory."))))
+                   (set! errors (1+ errors)))))
-
+          (list (string-append home-directory "/.cron")
+                (string-append (or (getenv "XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+                                   (string-append home-directory "/.config"))
+                               "/cron")))
+    (if (eq? 2 errors)
+        (mcron-error 13
+                     "Cannot read files in your ~/.config/cron (or ~/.cron) "
+                     "directory."))))
 
 
 
@@ -361,9 +371,9 @@ Report bugs to " config-package-bugreport ".\n
 ;; Having defined all the necessary procedures for scanning various sets of
 ;; files, we perform the actual configuration of the program depending on the
 ;; personality we are running as. If it is mcron, we either scan the files
-;; passed on the command line, or else all the ones in the user's .cron
+;; passed on the command line, or else all the ones in the user's .config/cron
-;; directory. If we are running under the cron personality, we read the
+;; (or .cron) directory. If we are running under the cron personality, we read
-;; /var/cron/tabs directory and also the /etc/crontab file.
+;; the /var/cron/tabs directory and also the /etc/crontab file.
 
 (case command-type
   ((mcron) (if (null? (option-ref options '() '()))
@@ -380,7 +390,7 @@ Report bugs to " config-package-bugreport ".\n
    (if (not (option-ref options 'noetc #f))
        (begin
          (display
-          "WARNING: cron will check for updates to /etc/crontab EVERY MINUTE. If you do\n
+"WARNING: cron will check for updates to /etc/crontab EVERY MINUTE. If you do\n
 not use this file, or you are prepared to manually restart cron whenever you\n
 make a change, then it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you use the --noetc\n
 option.\n")

makefile.am

@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ pkgdata_DATA = core.scm environment.scm job-specifier.scm redirect.scm \
 # like core.*, so we have to keep re-making it (I lost a good day's work because
 # of this).
 
+mcron : mcron.c
+	$(CC) $(AM_CFLAGS) mcron.c -o mcron $(AM_LDFLAGS)
+
 core.scm : mcron-core.scm
 	$(CP) mcron-core.scm core.scm
 

mcron.1

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.37.1.
+.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.40.4.
-.TH MCRON "1" "June 2010" "mcron " "User Commands"
+.TH MCRON "1" "February 2012" "mcron " "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 mcron \- a program to run tasks at regular (or not) intervals
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ mcron \- a program to run tasks at regular (or not) intervals
 [\fIOPTIONS\fR] [\fIFILES\fR]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Run an mcron process according to the specifications in the FILES (`\-' for
-standard input), or use all the files in ~/.cron with .guile or .vixie
+standard input), or use all the files in ~/.config/cron (or the
-extensions.
+deprecated ~/.cron) with .guile or .vixie extensions.
 .TP
 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
 Display version
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ Display this help message
 Display the next N jobs that will be run by mcron
 .TP
 \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-daemon\fR
-Immediately detach the program from the terminal and
+Immediately detach the program from the terminal
-run as a daemon process
+and run as a daemon process
 .TP
 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-stdin=\fR(guile|vixie) Format of data passed as standard input or
 file arguments (default guile)
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Written by Dale Mellor
 .SH "REPORTING BUGS"
 Report bugs to dale_mellor@users.sourceforge.net.
 .PP
-mcron  (mcron 1.0.6)
+mcron  (mcron 1.0.7)
 .SH COPYRIGHT
 Copyright \(co 2003, 2006  Dale Mellor
 .br

mcron.texinfo.in

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 @copying This manual is for GNU mcron (version @VERSION@), which is a
 program for running jobs at scheduled times.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 2003, 2005, 2006 Dale Mellor
+Copyright @copyright{}  2003, 2005, 2006, 2012  Dale Mellor
 
 @quotation
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
@@ -192,8 +192,10 @@ how to run mcron to make them happen.
 @cindex examples, guile
 @cindex example, run a program every hour
 You have an executable @code{my-program} in your home directory, which
-you want to run every hour.  Create a file @code{job.guile} in directory
+you want to run every hour.  Create a file @code{job.guile} in
-@code{~/.cron} with the following contents
+directory @code{~/.config/cron} (this path may be altered by the
+@code{$XDG_CONFIG_HOME} environment variable) with the following
+contents
 
 @example
 (job '(next-hour) "my-program")
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ also the next section)
 and run the @code{mcron} command.
 
 If you want to run other jobs, you can either add more lines to this
-file, or you can create other files in your @code{.cron} directory
+file, or you can create other files in your @code{.config/cron} directory
 with the @code{.guile} extension.  Alternatively, you can use any file
 you want and pass it as an argument to @code{mcron}, or even pipe the
 commands into the standard input.
@@ -808,26 +810,28 @@ place in the part which implements the mcron personality.
 @cindex mcron arguments
 @cindex command line, mcron
 @cindex mcron command line
-Mcron should be run by the user who wants to schedule his jobs.  It may
+Mcron should be run by the user who wants to schedule his jobs.  It
-be made a background job using the facilities of the shell.  The basic
+may be made a background job using the facilities of the shell.  The
-command is
+basic command is @code{mcron [OPTION ...] [file ...]}  which has the
-@code{mcron [OPTION ...] [file ...]}
+effect of reading all the configuration files specified (subject to
-which has the effect of reading all the configuration files specified
+the options) and then waiting until it is time to execute some
-(subject to the options) and then waiting until it is time to execute
+command.  If no files are given on the command line, then mcron will
-some command.  If no files are given on the command line, then mcron
+look in the user's cron configuration directories: these are ~/.cron
-will look in the user's ~/.cron directory.  In either case, files which
+(deprecated), the directory indicated by the @code{XDG_CONFIG_HOME}
-end in the extension .vixie or .vix will be assumed to contain
+environment variable, or ~/.config/cron if this variable is not set.
-Vixie-style crontabs, and files ending .guile or .gle will be assumed
+In any case, files which end in the extension .vixie or .vix will be
-to contain scheme code and will be executed as such; ANY OTHER FILES
+assumed to contain Vixie-style crontabs, and files ending .guile or
-WILL BE IGNORED - specify a file name of ``-'' and then pipe the files
+.gle will be assumed to contain scheme code and will be executed as
-into the standard input if you really want to read them, possibly
+such; ANY OTHER FILES WILL BE IGNORED - specify a file name of ``-''
-using the @code{stdin} option to specify the type of file.
+and then pipe the files into the standard input if you really want to
+read them, possibly using the @code{stdin} option to specify the type
+of file.
 
 The program accepts the following options.
 
 @table @option
-@item -s [count]
+@item -s count
-@itemx --schedule[=count]
+@itemx --schedule=count
 @cindex printout of jobs schedule
 @cindex schedule of jobs, listing
 @cindex options, schedule
@@ -838,8 +842,7 @@ With this option specified no commands are run.  Instead, the program
 computes the times the commands would be run and prints the
 information to the screen, and then immediately exits.
 
-The count, if supplied, indicates the number of commands to
+The count indicates the number of commands to display.
-display.  The default value is 8.
 
 @cindex daemon option
 @cindex options, daemon
@@ -1109,8 +1112,10 @@ The last component of the name of the program was not one of
 @code{mcron}, @code{cron}, @code{crond} or @code{crontab}.
 
 @item 13
-Either the ~/.cron directory does not exist, or there is a problem
+Either none of the user's configuration directories exist, or there is a problem
-reading the files there.
+reading the files there.  The configuration directories are ~/.cron
+and the directory pointed to by the @code{XDG_CONFIG_HOME} environment
+variable, or ~/.config/cron if this is not set.
 
 @c @item 14
 @c There is a problem writing to /var/cron/update.  This is probably