return 0;
} /* int init_global_variables */
-static int change_basedir(const char *orig_dir) {
+static int change_basedir(const char *orig_dir, _Bool create) {
char *dir;
size_t dirlen;
int status;
if (status == 0) {
free(dir);
return 0;
- } else if (errno != ENOENT) {
+ } else if (!create || (errno != ENOENT)) {
char errbuf[1024];
ERROR("change_basedir: chdir (%s): %s", dir,
sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
#if COLLECT_DAEMON
" -f Don't fork to the background.\n"
#endif
+ " -B Don't create the BaseDir\n"
" -h Display help (this message)\n"
"\nBuiltin defaults:\n"
" Config file " CONFIGFILE "\n"
int test_config = 0;
int test_readall = 0;
const char *basedir;
+ _Bool opt_create_basedir = 1;
#if COLLECT_DAEMON
pid_t pid;
int daemonize = 1;
while (1) {
int c;
- c = getopt(argc, argv, "htTC:"
+ c = getopt(argc, argv, "BhtTC:"
#if COLLECT_DAEMON
"fP:"
#endif
break;
switch (c) {
+ case 'B':
+ opt_create_basedir = 0;
+ break;
case 'C':
configfile = optarg;
break;
fprintf(stderr,
"Don't have a basedir to use. This should not happen. Ever.");
return 1;
- } else if (change_basedir(basedir)) {
+ } else if (change_basedir(basedir, opt_create_basedir)) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error: Unable to change to directory `%s'.\n", basedir);
return 1;
}