Adding autostart patch

7 files changed, 37 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index da7ede7..76a150b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
 
 ### Changelog:
 
-2019-09-06 - Added attachabove, attachaside, attachbelow and attachbottom patches
+2019-09-06 - Added attachabove, attachaside, attachbelow, attachbottom and autostart patches
 
 2019-09-05 - Alpha, systray, togglefullscreen, tagallmon, tagmonfixfs, tagswapmon, pertag and zoomswap patches added
 
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
    - [attachbottom](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/attachbottom/)
       - new windows are placed at the bottom of the stack
 
+   - [autostart](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/autostart/)
+      - makes dwm run `~/.dwm/autostart_blocking.sh` and `~/.dwm/autostart.sh &` on startup
+
    - [pertag](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/pertag/)
       - adds nmaster, mfact, layouts and more per tag rather than per monitor
 
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 2c379c2..62f6274 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -2614,6 +2614,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		die("pledge");
 #endif /* __OpenBSD__ */
 	scan();
+	#if AUTOSTART_PATCH
+	runAutostart();
+	#endif
 	run();
 	cleanup();
 	XCloseDisplay(dpy);
diff --git a/patch/autostart.c b/patch/autostart.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c61ea7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/autostart.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+void
+runAutostart(void) {
+
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = system("cd ~/.config/dwm; ./autostart_blocking.sh");
+	ret = system("cd ~/.config/dwm; ./autostart.sh &");
+
+	if (ret); // ignore, hide compilation warnings
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/autostart.h b/patch/autostart.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6058a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/autostart.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static void runAutostart(void);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/include.c b/patch/include.c
index ebf5e3c..fa6c20b 100644
--- a/patch/include.c
+++ b/patch/include.c
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 #include "attachx.c"
 #endif
 
+#if AUTOSTART_PATCH
+#include "autostart.c"
+#endif
+
 #if PERTAG_PATCH
 #include "pertag.c"
 #endif
diff --git a/patch/include.h b/patch/include.h
index 29785e1..295ee77 100644
--- a/patch/include.h
+++ b/patch/include.h
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 #include "attachx.h"
 #endif
 
+#if AUTOSTART_PATCH
+#include "autostart.h"
+#endif
+
 #if SYSTRAY_PATCH
 #include "systray.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/patches.h b/patches.h
index 60e3801..9ebacb1 100644
--- a/patches.h
+++ b/patches.h
@@ -36,10 +36,13 @@
  */
 #define ATTACHBOTTOM_PATCH 0
 
-/* The systray patch adds systray for the status bar.
- * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/systray/
+/* This patch will make dwm run "~/.config/dwm/autostart_blocking.sh" and
+ * "~/.config/dwm/autostart.sh &" before entering the handler loop. One or
+ * both of these files can be ommited. Note the path inside .config rather
+ * than the original ~/.dwm folder.
+ * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/autostart/
  */
-#define SYSTRAY_PATCH 0
+#define AUTOSTART_PATCH 0
 
 /* The pertag patch adds nmaster, mfacts and layouts per tag rather
  * than per monitor (default).
@@ -52,6 +55,11 @@
  */
 #define PERTAGBAR_PATCH 0
 
+/* The systray patch adds systray for the status bar.
+ * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/systray/
+ */
+#define SYSTRAY_PATCH 0
+
 /* This patch allows you to move all visible windows on a monitor to an adjacent monitor.
  * https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-vanitygaps/blob/master/patches/dwm-tagallmon-6.2.diff
  */