From d12f29015cfc01d1b6a62e1135961bb81d59c0b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Salvo <jspkay@proton.me>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:46:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Added user XDG variables

---
 src/auth.zig | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/auth.zig b/src/auth.zig
index 8bd7621..822bdee 100644
--- a/src/auth.zig
+++ b/src/auth.zig
@@ -198,6 +198,21 @@ fn initEnv(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, entry: interop.UsernameEntry, path_env:
     if (entry.home) |home| {
         try interop.setEnvironmentVariable(allocator, "HOME", home, true);
         try interop.setEnvironmentVariable(allocator, "PWD", home, true);
+
+         // set XDG env as per https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/XDG_Base_Directory
+        const n = comptime 4;
+        const xdgVars: [n][]const u8 = .{
+            "XDG_CONFIG_HOME",
+            "XDG_CACHE_HOME",
+            "XDG_DATA_HOME",
+            "XDG_STATE_HOME",
+        };
+        const xdgPaths: [n][]const u8 = .{".config", ".cache", ".local/share", ".local/state"};
+        for (0..n) |i| {
+            const value = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}/{s}", .{ home, xdgPaths[i] });
+            defer allocator.free(value);
+            try interop.setEnvironmentVariable(allocator, xdgVars[i], value, false);
+        }
     } else return error.NoHomeDirectory;
 
     try interop.setEnvironmentVariable(allocator, "SHELL", entry.shell.?, true);