]> www.fi.muni.cz Git - evince.git/commitdiff
Use always a different process for every document
authorCarlos Garcia Campos <carlosgc@gnome.org>
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:58:41 +0000 (18:58 +0200)
committerCarlos Garcia Campos <carlosgc@gnome.org>
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:58:41 +0000 (18:58 +0200)
shell/Makefile.am
shell/ev-application.c
shell/ev-application.h
shell/ev-window.c
shell/main.c

index 8d86efe4451ec3fdd609ec82464ea9b037fdefac..987d215f43353711412abd1af145e975e3539b52 100644 (file)
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ INCLUDES=                                                     \
        -I$(top_srcdir)/properties                              \
        -DGNOMELOCALEDIR=\"$(datadir)/locale\"                  \
        -DGNOMEICONDIR=\""$(datadir)/pixmaps"\"                 \
+       -DBINDIR=\""$(bindir)"\"                                \
        -DLIBEXECDIR=\""$(libexecdir)"\"                        \
        -DEVINCE_COMPILATION                                    \
        $(SHELL_CFLAGS)                                         \
index 24ef1e0984ee26b982b5bde4c560332df1afed8a..0690cdb6f7b108dae3f1a1f8d47b72b7574127fd 100644 (file)
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
-#include <config.h>
 
+#include <config.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ static void ev_application_save_print_settings (EvApplication *application);
 struct _EvApplication {
        GObject base_instance;
 
+       EvWindow *window;
+       gchar    *uri;
+
        gchar *dot_dir;
        gchar *data_dir;
        gchar *accel_map_file;
@@ -70,8 +73,7 @@ struct _EvApplication {
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_DBUS
        DBusGConnection *connection;
-       GHashTable *windows;
-       guint doc_counter;
+       EvMediaPlayerKeys *keys;
 #endif
 
        EggToolbarsModel *toolbars_model;
@@ -85,10 +87,6 @@ struct _EvApplication {
        gchar *filechooser_open_uri;
        gchar *filechooser_save_uri;
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_DBUS
-       EvMediaPlayerKeys *keys;
-#endif /* ENABLE_DBUS */
-
        GtkPrintSettings *print_settings;
        GtkPageSetup     *page_setup;
        GKeyFile         *print_settings_file;
@@ -128,43 +126,12 @@ ev_application_get_instance (void)
        return instance;
 }
 
-#if defined (WITH_SMCLIENT)
 /* Session */
-static void
-save_session (EvApplication *application,
-             GList         *windows_list,
-             GKeyFile      *state_file)
-{
-       GList *l;
-       gint i;
-       const gchar **uri_list;
-       const gchar *empty = "empty-window";
-
-       uri_list = g_new (const gchar *, g_list_length (windows_list));
-       for (l = windows_list, i = 0; l != NULL; l = g_list_next (l), i++) {
-               EvWindow *window = EV_WINDOW (l->data);
-
-               if (ev_window_is_empty (window))
-                       uri_list[i] = empty;
-               else
-                       uri_list[i] = ev_window_get_uri (window);
-       }
-       g_key_file_set_string_list (state_file,
-                                   "Evince",
-                                   "documents",
-                                   (const char **)uri_list,
-                                   i);
-       g_free (uri_list);
-}
-
-#endif /* WITH_SMCLIENT */
-
 gboolean
-ev_application_load_session (EvApplication *application,
-                            const gchar  **files)
+ev_application_load_session (EvApplication *application)
 {
        GKeyFile *state_file;
-       gchar   **uri_list;
+       gchar    *uri;
 
 #ifdef WITH_SMCLIENT
        if (egg_sm_client_is_resumed (application->smclient)) {
@@ -175,23 +142,15 @@ ev_application_load_session (EvApplication *application,
 #endif /* WITH_SMCLIENT */
                return FALSE;
 
-       uri_list = g_key_file_get_string_list (state_file,
-                                              "Evince",
-                                              "documents",
-                                              NULL, NULL);
-       if (uri_list) {
-               gint i;
-               GdkScreen *screen = gdk_screen_get_default ();
-
-               for (i = 0; uri_list[i]; i++) {
-                       if (g_ascii_strcasecmp (uri_list[i], "empty-window") == 0)
-                               ev_application_open_window (application, screen, GDK_CURRENT_TIME);
-                       else
-                               ev_application_open_uri_at_dest (application, uri_list[i], screen,
-                                                                NULL, 0, NULL, GDK_CURRENT_TIME);
-               }
-               g_strfreev (uri_list);
-       }
+       uri = g_key_file_get_string (state_file, "Evince", "uri", NULL);
+       if (!uri)
+               return FALSE;
+
+       ev_application_open_uri_at_dest (application, uri,
+                                        gdk_screen_get_default (),
+                                        NULL, 0, NULL,
+                                        GDK_CURRENT_TIME);
+       g_free (uri);
        g_key_file_free (state_file);
 
        return TRUE;
@@ -204,13 +163,10 @@ smclient_save_state_cb (EggSMClient   *client,
                        GKeyFile      *state_file,
                        EvApplication *application)
 {
-       GList *windows;
+       if (!application->uri)
+               return;
 
-       windows = ev_application_get_windows (application);
-       if (windows) {
-               save_session (application, windows, state_file);
-               g_list_free (windows);
-       }
+       g_key_file_set_string (state_file, "Evince", "uri", application->uri);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -219,7 +175,6 @@ smclient_quit_cb (EggSMClient   *client,
 {
        ev_application_shutdown (application);
 }
-
 #endif /* WITH_SMCLIENT */
 
 static void
@@ -443,108 +398,63 @@ build_args (GdkScreen      *screen,
        return args;
 }
 
-/**
- * ev_application_open_window:
- * @application: The instance of the application.
- * @timestamp: Current time value.
- *
- * Creates a new window
- */
-void
-ev_application_open_window (EvApplication *application,
-                           GdkScreen     *screen,
-                           guint32        timestamp)
+static void
+ev_spawn (const char     *uri,
+         GdkScreen      *screen,
+         EvLinkDest     *dest,
+         EvWindowRunMode mode,
+         const gchar    *search_string)
 {
-       GtkWidget *new_window = ev_window_new ();
+       gchar   *argv[6];
+       guint    arg = 0;
+       gint     i;
+       gboolean res;
+       GError  *error = NULL;
 
-       if (screen) {
-               ev_stock_icons_set_screen (screen);
-               gtk_window_set_screen (GTK_WINDOW (new_window), screen);
-       }
-
-       if (!GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED (new_window))
-               gtk_widget_realize (new_window);
-
-#ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
-       if (timestamp <= 0)
-               timestamp = gdk_x11_get_server_time (GTK_WIDGET (new_window)->window);
-       gdk_x11_window_set_user_time (GTK_WIDGET (new_window)->window, timestamp);
+       argv[arg++] = g_build_filename (BINDIR, "evince", NULL);
 
-       gtk_window_present (GTK_WINDOW (new_window));
-#else
-       gtk_window_present_with_time (GTK_WINDOW (new_window), timestamp);
-#endif /* GDK_WINDOWING_X11 */
-}
-
-/**
- * ev_application_get_empty_window:
- * @application: The instance of the application.
- * @screen: The screen where the empty window will be search.
- *
- * It does look if there is any empty window in the indicated screen.
- *
- * Returns: The first empty #EvWindow in the passed #GdkScreen or NULL in other
- *          case.
- */
-static EvWindow *
-ev_application_get_empty_window (EvApplication *application,
-                                GdkScreen     *screen)
-{
-       EvWindow *empty_window = NULL;
-       GList *windows = ev_application_get_windows (application);
-       GList *l;
-
-       for (l = windows; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
-               EvWindow *window = EV_WINDOW (l->data);
+       /* Page label */
+       if (dest) {
+               const gchar *page_label;
 
-               if (ev_window_is_empty (window) &&
-                   gtk_window_get_screen (GTK_WINDOW (window)) == screen) {
-                       empty_window = window;
-                       break;
-               }
+               page_label = ev_link_dest_get_page_label (dest);
+               if (page_label)
+                       argv[arg++] = g_strdup_printf ("--page-label=%s", page_label);
+               else
+                       argv[arg++] = g_strdup_printf ("--page-label=%d",
+                                                      ev_link_dest_get_page (dest));
        }
 
-       g_list_free (windows);
-       
-       return empty_window;
-}
-
-/**
- * ev_application_get_uri_window:
- * @application: The instance of the application.
- * @uri: The uri to be opened.
- *
- * It looks in the list of the windows for the one with the document represented
- * by the passed uri on it. If the window is empty or the document isn't present
- * on any window, it will return NULL.
- *
- * Returns: The #EvWindow where the document represented by the passed uri is
- *          shown, NULL in other case.
- */
-static EvWindow *
-ev_application_get_uri_window (EvApplication *application, const char *uri)
-{
-       EvWindow *uri_window = NULL;
-       GList *windows = gtk_window_list_toplevels ();
-       GList *l;
+       /* Find string */
+       if (search_string) {
+               argv[arg++] = g_strdup_printf ("--find=%s", search_string);
+       }
 
-       g_return_val_if_fail (uri != NULL, NULL);
+       /* Mode */
+       switch (mode) {
+       case EV_WINDOW_MODE_FULLSCREEN:
+               argv[arg++] = g_strdup ("-f");
+               break;
+       case EV_WINDOW_MODE_PRESENTATION:
+               argv[arg++] = g_strdup ("-s");
+               break;
+       default:
+               break;
+       }
 
-       for (l = windows; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
-               if (EV_IS_WINDOW (l->data)) {
-                       EvWindow *window = EV_WINDOW (l->data);
-                       const char *window_uri = ev_window_get_uri (window);
+       argv[arg++] = (gchar *)uri;
+       argv[arg] = NULL;
 
-                       if (window_uri && strcmp (window_uri, uri) == 0 && !ev_window_is_empty (window)) {
-                               uri_window = window;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
+       res = gdk_spawn_on_screen (screen, NULL /* wd */, argv, NULL /* env */,
+                                  0, NULL, NULL, NULL, &error);
+       if (!res) {
+               g_warning ("Error launching evince %s: %s\n", uri, error->message);
+               g_error_free (error);
        }
 
-       g_list_free (windows);
-       
-       return uri_window;
+       for (i = 0; i < arg - 1; i++) {
+               g_free (argv[i]);
+       }
 }
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_DBUS
@@ -635,28 +545,19 @@ ev_application_unregister_uri (EvApplication *application,
 
        g_object_unref (proxy);
 }
-
-static void
-ev_application_window_destroyed (EvApplication *application,
-                                EvWindow      *ev_window)
-{
-       gchar *uri = g_hash_table_lookup (application->windows, ev_window);
-
-       ev_application_unregister_uri (application, uri);
-       g_hash_table_remove (application->windows, ev_window);
-}
 #endif /* ENABLE_DBUS */
 
 static void
 ev_application_open_uri_in_window (EvApplication  *application,
                                   const char     *uri,
-                                  EvWindow       *ev_window,
                                   GdkScreen      *screen,
                                   EvLinkDest     *dest,
                                   EvWindowRunMode mode,
                                   const gchar    *search_string,
                                   guint           timestamp)
 {
+       EvWindow *ev_window = application->window;
+
        if (screen) {
                ev_stock_icons_set_screen (screen);
                gtk_window_set_screen (GTK_WINDOW (ev_window), screen);
@@ -666,16 +567,6 @@ ev_application_open_uri_in_window (EvApplication  *application,
           we can restore window size without flickering */
        ev_window_open_uri (ev_window, uri, dest, mode, search_string);
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_DBUS
-       if (application->windows != NULL &&
-            !g_hash_table_lookup (application->windows, ev_window)) {
-               g_hash_table_insert (application->windows, ev_window, g_strdup (uri));
-               g_signal_connect_swapped (ev_window, "destroy",
-                                         G_CALLBACK (ev_application_window_destroyed),
-                                         application);
-       }
-#endif
-
        if (!GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED (GTK_WIDGET (ev_window)))
                gtk_widget_realize (GTK_WIDGET (ev_window));
 
@@ -712,13 +603,16 @@ ev_application_open_uri_at_dest (EvApplication  *application,
                                 const gchar    *search_string,
                                 guint           timestamp)
 {
-       EvWindow *ev_window;
-
        g_return_if_fail (uri != NULL);
 
-       ev_window = ev_application_get_uri_window (application, uri);
+       if (application->window && !ev_window_is_empty (application->window)) {
+               if (application->uri && strcmp (application->uri, uri) != 0) {
+                       /* spawn a new evince process */
+                       ev_spawn (uri, screen, dest, mode, search_string);
+                       return;
+               }
+       } else {
 #ifdef ENABLE_DBUS
-       if (!ev_window) {
                GHashTable *args = build_args (screen, dest, mode, search_string);
                gboolean    ret;
 
@@ -729,22 +623,55 @@ ev_application_open_uri_at_dest (EvApplication  *application,
                g_hash_table_destroy (args);
                if (!ret)
                        return;
-       }
 #endif /* ENABLE_DBUS */
 
-       if (ev_window == NULL) {
-               ev_window = ev_application_get_empty_window (application, screen);
+               if (!application->window)
+                       application->window = EV_WINDOW (ev_window_new ());
        }
 
-       if (ev_window == NULL) {
-               ev_window = EV_WINDOW (ev_window_new ());
-       }
+       application->uri = g_strdup (uri);
 
-       ev_application_open_uri_in_window (application, uri, ev_window,
-                                          screen, dest, mode, search_string,
+       ev_application_open_uri_in_window (application, uri,
+                                          screen, dest, mode,
+                                          search_string,
                                           timestamp);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ev_application_open_window:
+ * @application: The instance of the application.
+ * @timestamp: Current time value.
+ *
+ * Creates a new window
+ */
+void
+ev_application_open_window (EvApplication *application,
+                           GdkScreen     *screen,
+                           guint32        timestamp)
+{
+       GtkWidget *new_window = ev_window_new ();
+
+       application->window = EV_WINDOW (new_window);
+
+       if (screen) {
+               ev_stock_icons_set_screen (screen);
+               gtk_window_set_screen (GTK_WINDOW (new_window), screen);
+       }
+
+       if (!GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED (new_window))
+               gtk_widget_realize (new_window);
+
+#ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
+       if (timestamp <= 0)
+               timestamp = gdk_x11_get_server_time (new_window->window);
+       gdk_x11_window_set_user_time (new_window->window, timestamp);
+
+       gtk_window_present (GTK_WINDOW (new_window));
+#else
+       gtk_window_present_with_time (GTK_WINDOW (new_window), timestamp);
+#endif /* GDK_WINDOWING_X11 */
+}
+
 /**
  * ev_application_open_uri:
  * @application: The instance of the application.
@@ -760,14 +687,22 @@ ev_application_open_uri (EvApplication  *application,
                         guint           timestamp,
                         GError        **error)
 {
-       EvWindow        *ev_window;
        EvLinkDest      *dest = NULL;
        EvWindowRunMode  mode = EV_WINDOW_MODE_NORMAL;
        const gchar     *search_string = NULL;
        GdkScreen       *screen = NULL;
 
-       ev_window = ev_application_get_uri_window (application, uri);
-       g_assert (ev_window != NULL);
+       g_assert (application->window != NULL);
+
+       /* FIXME: we don't need uri anymore,
+        * maybe this method should be renamed
+        * as reload, refresh or something like that
+        */
+       if (!application->uri || strcmp (application->uri, uri)) {
+               g_warning ("Invalid uri: %s, expected %s\n",
+                          uri, application->uri);
+               return TRUE;
+       }
 
        if (args) {
                screen = get_screen_from_args (args);
@@ -776,8 +711,9 @@ ev_application_open_uri (EvApplication  *application,
                search_string = get_find_string_from_args (args);
        }
 
-       ev_application_open_uri_in_window (application, uri, ev_window,
-                                          screen, dest, mode, search_string,
+       ev_application_open_uri_in_window (application, uri,
+                                          screen, dest, mode,
+                                          search_string,
                                           timestamp);
 
        if (dest)
@@ -804,12 +740,14 @@ ev_application_open_uri_list (EvApplication *application,
 void
 ev_application_shutdown (EvApplication *application)
 {
+       if (application->uri) {
 #ifdef ENABLE_DBUS
-       if (application->windows) {
-               g_hash_table_destroy (application->windows);
-               application->windows = NULL;
-       }
+               ev_application_unregister_uri (application,
+                                              application->uri);
 #endif
+               g_free (application->uri);
+               application->uri = NULL;
+       }
 
        if (application->accel_map_file) {
                gtk_accel_map_save (application->accel_map_file);
@@ -955,10 +893,6 @@ ev_application_init (EvApplication *ev_application)
                dbus_g_connection_register_g_object (ev_application->connection,
                                                     APPLICATION_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH,
                                                     G_OBJECT (ev_application));
-               ev_application->windows = g_hash_table_new_full (g_direct_hash,
-                                                                g_direct_equal,
-                                                                NULL,
-                                                                (GDestroyNotify)g_free);
                ev_application->scr_saver = totem_scrsaver_new (ev_application->connection);
        } else {
                g_warning ("Error connection to DBus: %s\n", error->message);
@@ -968,31 +902,16 @@ ev_application_init (EvApplication *ev_application)
 #endif /* ENABLE_DBUS */
 }
 
-/**
- * ev_application_get_windows:
- * @application: The instance of the application.
- *
- * It creates a list of the top level windows.
- *
- * Returns: A #GList of the top level windows.
- */
-GList *
-ev_application_get_windows (EvApplication *application)
+gboolean
+ev_application_has_window (EvApplication *application)
 {
-       GList *l, *toplevels;
-       GList *windows = NULL;
-
-       toplevels = gtk_window_list_toplevels ();
-
-       for (l = toplevels; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
-               if (EV_IS_WINDOW (l->data)) {
-                       windows = g_list_append (windows, l->data);
-               }
-       }
-
-       g_list_free (toplevels);
+       return application->window != NULL;
+}
 
-       return windows;
+const gchar *
+ev_application_get_uri (EvApplication *application)
+{
+       return application->uri;
 }
 
 /**
index 20a60bbe5493c5ef55a9d9422286f5c2b1cea9d9..b012514032fe8e63c8ea11d024fcb414b3a3640b 100644 (file)
@@ -50,11 +50,9 @@ typedef struct _EvApplicationClass EvApplicationClass;
 
 GType            ev_application_get_type            (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 EvApplication    *ev_application_get_instance        (void);
-gboolean          ev_application_register_service    (EvApplication   *application);
-void             ev_application_shutdown            (EvApplication   *application);
 
-gboolean          ev_application_load_session        (EvApplication   *application,
-                                                     const gchar    **files);
+void              ev_application_shutdown            (EvApplication   *application);
+gboolean          ev_application_load_session        (EvApplication   *application);
 void              ev_application_open_window         (EvApplication   *application,
                                                      GdkScreen       *screen,
                                                      guint32          timestamp);
@@ -69,7 +67,8 @@ void            ev_application_open_uri_list       (EvApplication   *application,
                                                      GSList          *uri_list,
                                                      GdkScreen       *screen,
                                                      guint32          timestamp);
-GList           *ev_application_get_windows         (EvApplication   *application);
+gboolean         ev_application_has_window          (EvApplication   *application);
+const gchar *     ev_application_get_uri             (EvApplication   *application);
 GObject                 *ev_application_get_media_keys      (EvApplication   *application);
 
 EggToolbarsModel *ev_application_get_toolbars_model  (EvApplication   *application);
index b4133ad0f72f504eed3cf9eb802a19bdc4784baa..f4974e373a1afcb449bb44c49660213fa9e6f525 100644 (file)
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ static void     ev_window_media_player_key_pressed      (EvWindow         *windo
                                                         gpointer          user_data);
 static void     ev_window_save_print_page_setup         (EvWindow         *window);
 
+static guint ev_window_n_copies = 0;
+
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (EvWindow, ev_window, GTK_TYPE_WINDOW)
 
 static void
@@ -2129,6 +2131,8 @@ ev_window_open_copy_at_dest (EvWindow   *window,
 {
        EvWindow *new_window = EV_WINDOW (ev_window_new ());
 
+       ev_window_n_copies++;
+
        if (window->priv->metadata)
                new_window->priv->metadata = g_object_ref (window->priv->metadata);
        ev_window_open_document (new_window,
@@ -4549,14 +4553,12 @@ ev_window_drag_data_received (GtkWidget        *widget,
 static void
 ev_window_finalize (GObject *object)
 {
-       GList *windows = ev_application_get_windows (EV_APP);
-
-       if (windows == NULL) {
+       if (ev_window_n_copies == 0) {
                ev_application_shutdown (EV_APP);
        } else {
-               g_list_free (windows);
+               ev_window_n_copies--;
        }
-       
+
        G_OBJECT_CLASS (ev_window_parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }
 
index 1de87f6d6be12237f121d6f8ebb65502fb29fd75..23872ed0769616585e454bbcd5817400430252f1 100644 (file)
@@ -141,29 +141,17 @@ launch_previewer (void)
        return retval;
 }
 
-static gint
-find_window_list (EvWindow    *window,
-                 const gchar *uri)
-{
-       return g_ascii_strcasecmp (uri, ev_window_get_uri (window));
-}
-
 static void
 load_files (const char **files)
 {
        GdkScreen       *screen = gdk_screen_get_default ();
        EvWindowRunMode  mode = EV_WINDOW_MODE_NORMAL;
-       GList           *windows;
        gint             i;
        EvLinkDest      *global_dest = NULL;
 
-       windows = ev_application_get_windows (EV_APP);
-
        if (!files) {
-               if (!windows)
+               if (!ev_application_has_window (EV_APP))
                        ev_application_open_window (EV_APP, screen, GDK_CURRENT_TIME);
-               else
-                       g_list_free (windows);
                return;
        }
 
@@ -176,16 +164,18 @@ load_files (const char **files)
                mode = EV_WINDOW_MODE_PRESENTATION;
 
        for (i = 0; files[i]; i++) {
-               gchar      *uri;
-               gchar      *label;
-               GFile      *file;
-               EvLinkDest *dest = NULL;
+               gchar       *uri;
+               gchar       *label;
+               GFile       *file;
+               EvLinkDest  *dest = NULL;
+               const gchar *app_uri;
 
                file = g_file_new_for_commandline_arg (files[i]);
                uri = g_file_get_uri (file);
                g_object_unref (file);
 
-               if (g_list_find_custom (windows, uri, (GCompareFunc) find_window_list)) {
+               app_uri = ev_application_get_uri (EV_APP);
+               if (app_uri && strcmp (app_uri, uri) == 0) {
                        g_free (uri);
                        continue;
                }
@@ -207,16 +197,13 @@ load_files (const char **files)
                        g_object_unref (dest);
                g_free (uri);
         }
-
-       g_list_free (windows);
 }
 
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
        GOptionContext *context;
-       GList *toplevels;
-       GError *error = NULL;
+       GError         *error = NULL;
 
 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
 
@@ -265,10 +252,10 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
        g_option_context_add_group (context, gtk_get_option_group (TRUE));
 
        if (!g_option_context_parse (context, &argc, &argv, &error)) {
-               g_printerr ("Cannot parse arguments: %s", error->message);
+               g_printerr ("Cannot parse arguments: %s\n", error->message);
                g_error_free (error);
                g_option_context_free (context);
-               
+
                return 1;
        }
        g_option_context_free (context);
@@ -294,11 +281,9 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
        gtk_window_set_default_icon_name ("evince");
 #endif /* WITH_SMCLIENT && GDK_WINDOWING_X11 */
 
-       ev_application_load_session (EV_APP, file_arguments);
+       ev_application_load_session (EV_APP);
        load_files (file_arguments);
-       toplevels = gtk_window_list_toplevels ();
-       if (toplevels) {
-               g_list_free (toplevels);
+       if (ev_application_has_window (EV_APP)) {
                /* Change directory so we don't prevent unmounting in case the initial cwd
                 * is on an external device (see bug #575436)
                 */