Listen: Allow tilde paths for socket.

NEWS

 ver 0.18 (2012/??/??)
+* configuration:
+  - allow tilde paths for socket
 * protocol:
   - new command "toggleoutput"
 * innput:

doc/mpd.conf.5

@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ You can set a port that is different from the global port setting,
 e.g. "localhost:6602".  IPv6 addresses must be enclosed in square
 brackets if you want to configure a port, e.g. "[::1]:6602".
 
-To bind to a Unix domain socket, specify an absolute path.  For a
-system-wide MPD, we suggest the path "\fB/var/run/mpd/socket\fP".
+To bind to a Unix domain socket, specify an absolute path or a path starting
+with a tilde (~).  For a system-wide MPD, we suggest the path
+"\fB/var/run/mpd/socket\fP".
 .TP
 .B port <port>
 This specifies the port that mpd listens on.  The default is 6600.

src/ConfigGlobal.cxx

@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ config_get_path(ConfigOption option, Error &error)
 	if (param == nullptr)
 		return Path::Null();
 
+	return config_parse_path(param, error);
+}
+
+Path
+config_parse_path(const struct config_param *param, Error & error)
+{
 	Path path = ParsePath(param->value, error);
 	if (gcc_unlikely(path.IsNull()))
 		error.FormatPrefix("Invalid path at line %i: ",

src/ConfigGlobal.hxx

@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ config_get_string(enum ConfigOption option, const char *default_value);
 Path
 config_get_path(enum ConfigOption option, Error &error);
 
+/**
+ * Parse a configuration parameter as a path.
+ * If there is a tilde prefix, it is expanded. If the path could
+ * not be parsed, returns Path::Null() and sets the error.
+ */
+Path
+config_parse_path(const struct config_param *param, Error & error_r);
+
 gcc_pure
 unsigned
 config_get_unsigned(enum ConfigOption option, unsigned default_value);

src/Listen.cxx

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "ConfigOption.hxx"
 #include "event/ServerSocket.hxx"
 #include "util/Error.hxx"
+#include "fs/Path.hxx"
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -64,8 +65,9 @@ listen_add_config_param(unsigned int port,
 
 	if (0 == strcmp(param->value, "any")) {
 		return listen_socket->AddPort(port, error_r);
-	} else if (param->value[0] == '/') {
-		return listen_socket->AddPath(param->value, error_r);
+	} else if (param->value[0] == '/' || param->value[0] == '~') {
+		Path path = config_parse_path(param, error_r);
+		return !path.IsNull() && listen_socket->AddPath(path.c_str(), error_r);
 	} else {
 		return listen_socket->AddHost(param->value, port, error_r);
 	}