commit 531c239673c159514ba6035b670a1e650d7ef2a0
from: Caleb Stein <caleb@calebstein.net>
date: Sat Jun 20 00:29:16 2026 UTC

allow up to 8 mailboxes to be monitored

commit - 0952df4dba1fa6bfa901a43dbe2f173d9c1bd5f7
commit + 531c239673c159514ba6035b670a1e650d7ef2a0
blob - f1cb02e9b387ed768122a486ebac75a9cb33c85e
blob + 4012d5ff7fc8d537bd7a071745f16b5298bc13c2
--- include/statbar.h
+++ include/statbar.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ extern void close_display(void);
 
 /* FS */
 extern bool weather_loc_valid;
-extern bool mail_path_valid;
 
 extern void read_config(void);
 extern int open_command_interface(void);
@@ -67,8 +66,8 @@ extern void close_weather(void);
 /* Mail */
 extern char mail_string[7];
 
-extern bool get_mail(void);
-extern char **get_mail_path_ptr(void);
+extern void get_mail(void);
+extern char **get_append_mail_path_ptr(void);
 extern void close_mail(void);
 
 /* Network */
blob - 831622e305ba0930a787c90c60cc59b6d52f954a
blob + a12a3dc312ce17805a89431f02c513fdbdc46287
--- modules/mail.c
+++ modules/mail.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -7,46 +6,69 @@
 
 #include "statbar.h"
 
+#define MAX_MAILDIRS 8
+
 char mail_string[7];
 
-static char *mail_path;
+static char *mail_path[MAX_MAILDIRS];
 
 char **
-get_mail_path_ptr(void)
+get_append_mail_path_ptr(void)
 {
-	return &mail_path;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_MAILDIRS; i++)
+	{
+		if (mail_path[i] == NULL) return &mail_path[i];
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-bool
+void
 get_mail(void)
 {
 	DIR *dir;
 	struct dirent *dp;
+	int new_mail = 0;
+	int i = 0;
 
-	dir = opendir(mail_path);
-	if (dir == NULL)
+	while (mail_path[i])
 	{
-		perror("opendir");
+		dir = opendir(mail_path[i]);
+		if (dir == NULL)
+		{
+			perror("opendir");
 
-		return false;
-	}
-	for (;;)
-	{
-		dp = readdir(dir);
+			continue;
+		}
+		for (;;)
+		{
+			dp = readdir(dir);
 
-		if (dp == NULL ||
-			(strcmp(dp->d_name, ".") != 0
-			&& strcmp(dp->d_name, "..") != 0)) break;
-	}
-	(void)snprintf(mail_string, 7, "%s  ", dp ? MAIL : "");
-	(void)closedir(dir);
+			if (dp == NULL ||
+				(strcmp(dp->d_name, ".") != 0
+				&& strcmp(dp->d_name, "..") != 0)) break;
+		}
+		if (dp) new_mail = 1;
+		(void)closedir(dir);
 
-	return true;
+		if (new_mail || ++i == MAX_MAILDIRS) break;
+	}
+	
+	(void)snprintf(mail_string, 7, "%s  ", new_mail ? MAIL : "");
 }
 
 void
 close_mail(void)
 {
-	free(mail_path);
+	int i = 0;
+
+	while (mail_path[i])
+	{
+		free(mail_path[i]);
+
+		if (++i == MAX_MAILDIRS) break;
+	}
 }
 
blob - 69fa60c0842cd0e65676319e03802e91134cdb44
blob + cc7751e57650ee33fa7bbd84596ce844f64b7149
--- src/fs.c
+++ src/fs.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ read_config(void)
 	time_t battery_ms;
 	time_t cputemp_ms;
 	char **weather_location;
+	char **mail_ptr;
 	uid_t uid;
 	struct passwd *pw;
 	FILE *file;
@@ -113,13 +114,17 @@ read_config(void)
 		}
 		if (strncmp(line, "inbox directory", strlen("inbox directory")) == 0)
 		{
-			if (mail_path_valid && *get_mail_path_ptr() != NULL) close_mail();
+			mail_ptr = get_append_mail_path_ptr();
+			if (mail_ptr == NULL)
+			{
+				(void)printf("Config error line %d: Too many mailboxes specified\n", i);
+
+				continue;
+			}
 			delim++;
 			while (*delim == ' ') delim++;
-			if (asprintf(get_mail_path_ptr(), "%s/new", delim) == -1)
+			if (asprintf(mail_ptr, "%s/new", delim) == -1)
 				perror("asprintf");
-			else
-				mail_path_valid = true;
 
 			continue;
 		}
blob - 91ed0768eda2efa5c651da097817dda010c5a390
blob + 92680bf0f31b186e21edb4298305a38a480d615f
--- src/main.c
+++ src/main.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ static int reload_mail = 0;
 static int reload_battery = 0;
 
 bool weather_loc_valid = false;
-bool mail_path_valid = false;
 
 void
 sig_handler(int sig)
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ main(void)
 		weather_pfd->events = POLLIN;
 		get_weather(weather_pipe[1]);
 	}
-	if (mail_path_valid) mail_path_valid = get_mail();
+	get_mail();
 
 	display = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
 	if (display == NULL)
@@ -175,9 +174,6 @@ main(void)
 	}
 	while (!should_quit)
 	{
-		if (mail_path_valid == false)
-			close_mail();
-
 		(void)clock_gettime(CLOCK_BOOTTIME, &now);
 		next_event = NULL;
 		for (i = 0; i < CLOCKS_COUNT; i++)
@@ -247,10 +243,10 @@ main(void)
 		(void)clock_gettime(CLOCK_BOOTTIME, &now);
 
 		/* Mail */
-		if (mail_path_valid && reload_mail)
+		if (reload_mail)
 		{
 			reload_mail = 0;
-			mail_path_valid = get_mail();
+			get_mail();
 			dirty = true;
 		}
 
@@ -320,7 +316,7 @@ cleanup:
 	if (vol_pid > 0) (void)kill(vol_pid, SIGTERM);
 	if (network_pid > 0) (void)kill(network_pid, SIGTERM);
 	if (weather_loc_valid) close_weather();
-	if (mail_path_valid) close_mail(); 
+	close_mail(); 
 	(void)XCloseDisplay(display);
 	if (weather_pfd)
 	{