let lcdproc & lcdexec have their own private config file;

install server & client config files to $(sysconfdir) (using automake features)

clients/lcdexec/Makefile.am

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
+sysconf_DATA = lcdexec.conf
+
 bin_PROGRAMS = lcdexec
 
 lcdexec_SOURCES = lcdexec.c menu.c menu.h
 
 lcdexec_LDADD = @ldap_libs@ ../../shared/libLCDstuff.a
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -DSYSCONFDIR=\"$(sysconfdir)\"
+
+
+EXTRA_DIST = $(sysconf_DATA)
 
 ## EOF

clients/lcdexec/lcdexec.c

@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@
 
 #include "menu.h"
 
-#define DEFAULT_CONFIGFILE "/etc/LCDclients.conf"
+#if !defined(SYSCONFDIR)
+# define SYSCONFDIR	"/etc"
+#endif
+
+#define DEFAULT_CONFIGFILE	SYSCONFDIR "/lcdexec.conf"
+
 
 char * help_text =
 "lcdexec - LCDproc client to execute commands from the LCDd menu.\n"

clients/lcdexec/lcdexec.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# lcdexec LCDproc client configuration file 
+
+## general options for lcdexec ##
+[lcdexec]
+# address of the LCDd server to connect to
+Address=localhost
+
+# Port of the server to connect to
+Port=13666
+
+# set reporting level
+ReportLevel=2
+
+# report to to syslog ?
+ReportToSyslog=false
+
+# stay in foreground ?
+Foreground=false
+
+# menu commands for the main menu
+# format: <text to be displayed>, <command to be executed>
+MenuCommand="You can say A, echo A"
+MenuCommand="Or you can say B, echo B"
+
+# sub menu for the main menu
+# format: <name to be displayed>, <menu name>
+SubMenu="A menu, menu1"
+
+# sub menu commands
+# option names must start with the name of a defined menu
+# format: see menu commands
+menu1_MenuCommand="p, echo P"
+menu1_MenuCommand="q, echo Q"
+
+
+# Ideally lcdexec should be re-written so that menu definitions
+# look somewhat like:
+#
+#[Menu]
+#Type=Menu
+#Entry=SubMenu1
+#Entry=SubMenu2
+#
+#[SubMenu1]
+#Type=Action
+#Exec=/bin/program to execute with parameters
+#
+#[SubMenu2]
+#Type=Action
+#Exec=/bin/otherprogram with parameters
+#
+# Further Extensions:
+# - use input for parameters e.g. IP-Adresses, Sliders
+# - display result if a command on Screen
+# - jump to other menus depending on the output/result of a command
+
+# EOF