cache option in config.mk

config.mk

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # dmenu version
 VERSION = 4.2.1
 
-# Customize below to fit your system
+# dmenu_path cache (absolute or relative to $HOME)
+CACHE = .dmenu_cache
+
 
 # paths
 PREFIX = /usr/local
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ INCS = -I${X11INC}
 LIBS = -L${X11LIB} -lX11 ${XINERAMALIBS}
 
 # flags
-CPPFLAGS = -D_BSD_SOURCE -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" ${XINERAMAFLAGS}
+CPPFLAGS = -D_BSD_SOURCE -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -DCACHE=\"${CACHE}\" ${XINERAMAFLAGS}
 CFLAGS   = -std=c99 -pedantic -Wall -Os ${INCS} ${CPPFLAGS}
 LDFLAGS  = -s ${LIBS}
 

dmenu_path.c

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
-#define CACHE ".dmenu_cache"
-
 static void die(const char *s);
 static int qstrcmp(const void *a, const void *b);
 static void scan(void);
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ main(void) {
 	if(chdir(home) < 0)
 		die("chdir failed");
 	if(uptodate()) {
-		execlp("cat", "cat", CACHE, NULL);
+		execl("/bin/cat", "cat", CACHE, NULL);
 		die("exec failed");
 	}
 	scan();