xmonad/xmonad-start

#!/bin/sh

XMONAD_DIR=$HOME/.xmonad

#  if no user configuration
if [ ! -d $XMONAD_DIR ]; then
    # add a desktop friendly config if possible
    if [ -r /usr/share/xmonad/xmonad.hs ]; then
	mkdir $XMONAD_DIR
	cp -p /usr/share/xmonad/xmonad.hs $XMONAD_DIR
    else
	echo "xmonad-start: install xmonad-config to customize"
    fi
    # display the manpage
    case $DESKTOP_SESSION in
	xmonad-mate) TERM_CMD="mate-terminal -x" ;;
	*) TERM_CMD="xterm -e" ;;
    esac
    (sleep 5; $TERM_CMD man xmonad) &
else
    XMONAD_CUSTOM=$XMONAD_DIR/xmonad-$(uname -i)-linux
    if [ -r $XMONAD_DIR/xmonad.hs -a -x $XMONAD_CUSTOM ]; then
	if ldd $XMONAD_CUSTOM | grep -q "not found"; then
	    xmonad --recompile
	fi
    fi
fi

case $DESKTOP_SESSION in
    xmonad-mate)
	# hack for gnome-session not starting screensaver for xmonad, etc
	SCREENSAVER=/usr/bin/mate-screensaver
# FIXME STILL NEEDED?	[ -x "$SCREENSAVER" ] && $SCREENSAVER & ;;
esac

if [ -r $XMONAD_DIR/session ]; then
    sh $XMONAD_DIR/session
fi

if [ -n "$*" ]; then
    if [ -d $XMONAD_DIR -a "$(ls -t $XMONAD_DIR | head -1)" = "xmonad.hs" ]; then
	xmonad --recompile
    fi
    xmonad &
    $*
else
    xmonad
fi