Implemented config.def.h - config.h setup

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+config.h
 dwmblocks
 sigdwmblocks/sigdwmblocks
 xgetrootname/xgetrootname

GNUmakefile

@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ all: dwmblocks sigdwmblocks/sigdwmblocks xgetrootname/xgetrootname
 dwmblocks: dwmblocks.c config.h block.h
 	${CC} -o $@ -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-unused-parameter ${CFLAGS} ${X11CFLAGS} $< ${X11LIBS}
 
+E0BLOCKS = $(abspath blocks)
+# two level escaping of '\', one for sed and one for C
+E1BLOCKS = $(subst \,\\\\,${E0BLOCKS})
+# escaping special character '&' and delimiter '=' for sed
+E2BLOCKS = $(subst &,\&,${E1BLOCKS})
+EFBLOCKS = $(subst =,\=,${E2BLOCKS})
+
+config.h:
+	sed '2s=<path to the folder containing block scripts>=${EFBLOCKS}=' config.def.h >$@
+
 sigdwmblocks/sigdwmblocks: sigdwmblocks/sigdwmblocks.c
 	${CC} -o $@ ${CFLAGS} $<
 

README.md

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ signaling, clickability, cursor hinting and color.
 
 `dwmblocks`
 
-# Modifying blocks
+# Configuration
 
-Blocks are added and removed by editing [config.h](config.h) file. Some other
+Refer to [config.h](config.def.h). It allows addition/removal of blocks and a
-configurations can also be done through the file. Read it for more info.
+few other configurations.
 
-> Change the PATH macro defined at the top of the file. It should point to the
+> `make`, the first time you run it, or `make config.h` will create config.h by
-> folder where your scripts are saved.
+> copying [config.def.h](config.def.h).
 
 > The provided blocks use siji font for icons.
 

config.def.h

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* macro for conveniently specifying pathu and pathc below */
-#define PATH(name)                      "/home/ashish/.local/projects/dwmblocks/blocks/"name
+#define PATH(name)                      "<path to the folder containing block scripts>/"name
 
 /* buffer size for capturing output of the programs used for updating blocks */
 #define CMDOUTLENGTH                    50