--- /dev/null
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+# * Copyright © 2001 Paul Mangan <claws@thewildbeast.co.uk>
+# *
+# * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# * (at your option) any later version.
+# *
+# * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+# * General Public License for more details.
+# *
+# * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+# *
+
+# Script Name: The Nasnas
+# Script Version: 0.4
+
+######################################################
+######################################################
+### ###
+### FOR USAGE INSTRUCTIONS RUN THIS SCRIPT WITH ###
+### THE FOLLOWING OPTION: ###
+### ###
+### ./sylpheed-switcher --help ###
+### ###
+######################################################
+######################################################
+
+use File::Path;
+use Getopt::Long;
+
+my $sylpheed = 0;
+my $claws = 0;
+my $sylphpath = '';
+my $clawspath = '';
+my $debug = 0;
+my $YouWantHelp = 0;
+
+GetOptions("main" => \$sylpheed,
+ "claws" => \$claws,
+ "main-path=s" => \$sylphpath,
+ "claws-path=s" => \$clawspath,
+ "debug" => \$debug,
+ "help" => \$YouWantHelp);
+
+chdir; ## use $HOME for the working directory
+
+unless (-e ".sylpheed") { ## check for the .sylpheed directory
+ print "Your '.sylpheed' directory is missing. This probably means that ";
+ print "you have never run sylpheed before.\n";
+ print "Before running sylpheed-switcher run sylpheed normally at least once.\n";
+ exit;
+}
+
+open (SYLSWIT, "<.sylpheed-switcher"); ## read the config file
+ @conf_file = <SYLSWIT>;
+close SYLSWIT;
+
+if ($sylphpath && $clawspath) { ## this is the initial set-up part
+## write the config file
+ $PATH_INFO = "$clawspath\n$sylphpath";
+ open (CONFFILE, ">.sylpheed-switcher");
+ print CONFFILE $PATH_INFO;
+ close CONFFILE;
+## it appears that you'd run this script before, but the config file was missing
+ $DIR_CHECK = opendir(CHECKDIR, ".sylpheed-claws");
+ closedir(CHECKDIR);
+ if ($DIR_CHECK == 1) {
+ print "\nNow you can run either the main branch or the claws\n";
+ print "branch by using one of the following options:\n\n";
+ print "./sylpheed-switcher --main\n./sylpheed-switcher --claws\n\n";
+ exit;
+ }
+## copy the directory tree
+ system "cp -R .sylpheed .sylpheed-main";
+ system "cp -R .sylpheed .sylpheed-claws";
+## when setting-up is done print a little message
+ print "\nNow you can run either the main branch or the claws\n";
+ print "branch by using one of the following options:\n\n";
+ print "./sylpheed-switcher --main\n./sylpheed-switcher --claws\n\n";
+ exit;
+}
+## the --help option stuff
+if ($YouWantHelp) {
+ print "\n The SYLPHEED<->CLAWS SWITCHER\n\n";
+ print "If you are running this script for the first time you will need \n";
+ print "to set up the configuration. Here is an example, adjust the paths\n";
+ print "to suit your set-up, but remember you need the full path with the\n";
+ print "executable included:\n";
+ print "./sylpheed-switcher --main-path=/usr/local/bin/sylpheed --claws-path=/usr/bin/sylpheed\n\n";
+ print "When you have done the initial set-up, you run either the main branch\n";
+ print "or the claws branch by using one of the following switches:\n\n";
+ print "./sylpheed-switcher --main\n./sylpheed-switcher --claws\n\n";
+ print "Add --debug to run sylpheed in debug mode\n\n";
+ exit;
+}
+## if the config file doesn't exist...
+if (!@conf_file) {
+ print "Use the following set-up options first, or --help for more info:\n";
+ print "--claws-path=PATH # path to (and including) the claws sylpheed executable\n";
+ print "--main-path=PATH # path to (and including) the main sylpheed executable\n";
+ exit;
+}
+## check that the chosen execuatble exists
+## get rid of the old symbolic link, make a new one, and run the required executable
+if ($claws) {
+ chomp $conf_file[0];
+ unless (-e $conf_file[0]) {
+ print "\n$conf_file[0] does not exist\n\n";
+ exit;
+ }
+ rmtree(".sylpheed");
+ symlink(".sylpheed-claws",".sylpheed");
+ if ($debug eq 1) {
+ exec "$conf_file[0] --debug";
+ } else {
+ exec "$conf_file[0]";
+ }
+ exit;
+} elsif ($sylpheed) {
+ chomp $conf_file[1];
+ unless (-e $conf_file[1]) {
+ print "\n$conf_file[1] does not exist\n\n";
+ exit;
+ }
+ rmtree(".sylpheed");
+ symlink(".sylpheed-main",".sylpheed");
+ if ($debug eq 1) {
+ exec "$conf_file[1] --debug";
+ } else {
+ exec "$conf_file[1]";
+ }
+ exit;
+} elsif (!$claws && !$sylpheed && @conf_file) { ## you've got the config file but haven't said
+ print "\nUse one of the following switches:\n"; ## which version you want to run
+ print " --main # to run sylpheed main\n";
+ print " --claws # to run sylpheed claws\n";
+ print " --help # to view the help message\n";
+ print "Optionally, you can also use:\n";
+ print " --debug # to run in debug mode [optional]\n\n";
+ exit;
+}
+###############################