we don't need to save the config type in the session because if they dont run their DE with the openbox-*-session command, openbox won't be loaded anyhow. and if they do, they the var will be set and doesn't need to come from the session.

openbox/openbox.c

@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ gboolean    ob_replace_wm = FALSE;
 gboolean    ob_sm_use = TRUE;
 gchar      *ob_sm_id = NULL;
 gchar      *ob_sm_save_file = NULL;
-gchar      *ob_config_type = NULL;
 gboolean    ob_debug_xinerama = FALSE;
 
 static ObState   state;
@@ -102,6 +101,7 @@ static KeyCode   keys[OB_NUM_KEYS];
 static gint      exitcode = 0;
 static guint     remote_control = 0;
 static gboolean  being_replaced = FALSE;
+static gchar    *config_type = NULL;
 
 static void signal_handler(gint signal, gpointer data);
 static void remove_args(gint *argc, gchar **argv, gint index, gint num);
@@ -238,15 +238,15 @@ gint main(gint argc, gchar **argv)
                 config_startup(i);
 
                 /* parse/load user options */
-                if (parse_load_rc(ob_config_type, &doc, &node)) {
+                if (parse_load_rc(config_type, &doc, &node)) {
                     parse_tree(i, doc, node->xmlChildrenNode);
                     parse_close(doc);
                 } else
                     g_message(_("Unable to find a valid config file, using some simple defaults"));
 
-                if (ob_config_type != NULL)
+                if (config_type != NULL)
                     PROP_SETS(RootWindow(ob_display, ob_screen),
-                              ob_config, ob_config_type);
+                              ob_config, config_type);
 
                 /* we're done with parsing now, kill it */
                 parse_shutdown(i);
@@ -409,10 +409,6 @@ gint main(gint argc, gchar **argv)
             argv = nargv;
         }
 
-        /* we also remove some environment variables, so put them back */
-        if (ob_config_type)
-            setenv("OPENBOX_CONFIG_NAMESPACE", ob_config_type, 1);
-
         /* re-run me */
         execvp(argv[0], argv); /* try how we were run */
         execlp(argv[0], program_name, (gchar*)NULL); /* last resort */
@@ -421,7 +417,6 @@ gint main(gint argc, gchar **argv)
     /* free stuff passed in from the command line or environment */
     g_free(ob_sm_save_file);
     g_free(ob_sm_id);
-    g_free(ob_config_type);
     g_free(program_name);
      
     return exitcode;
@@ -495,8 +490,7 @@ static void parse_env()
     /* unset this so we don't pass it on unknowingly */
     unsetenv("DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID");
 
-    if (getenv("OPENBOX_CONFIG_NAMESPACE"))
+    config_type = getenv("OPENBOX_CONFIG_NAMESPACE");
-        ob_config_type = g_strdup(getenv("OPENBOX_CONFIG_NAMESPACE"));
 }
 
 static void parse_args(gint *argc, gchar **argv)
@@ -544,18 +538,6 @@ static void parse_args(gint *argc, gchar **argv)
             remote_control = 2;
 */
         }
-        else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--config-namespace")) {
-            if (i == *argc - 1) /* no args left */
-                /* not translated cuz it's sekret */
-                g_printerr("--config-namespace requires an argument\n");
-            else {
-                ob_config_type = g_strdup(argv[i+1]);
-                remove_args(argc, argv, i, 2);
-                --i; /* this arg was removed so go back */
-                ob_debug_type(OB_DEBUG_SM, "--config-namespace %s\n",
-                              ob_sm_save_file);
-            }
-        }
         else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--sm-save-file")) {
             if (i == *argc - 1) /* no args left */
                 /* not translated cuz it's sekret */

openbox/openbox.h

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ extern gchar   *ob_sm_id;
  make a new file every time, yay. */
 extern gchar   *ob_sm_save_file;
 extern gboolean ob_replace_wm;
-extern gchar   *ob_config_type;
 extern gboolean ob_debug_xinerama;
 
 /* The state of execution of the window manager */

openbox/session.c

@@ -319,15 +319,12 @@ static void session_setup_clone_command()
 static void session_setup_restart_command()
 {
     gint i;
-    gint num = 4;
 
-    if (ob_config_type) num += 2;
+    SmPropValue *vals = g_new(SmPropValue, sm_argc + 4);
-
-    SmPropValue *vals = g_new(SmPropValue, sm_argc + num);
     SmProp prop = {
         .name = g_strdup(SmRestartCommand),
         .type = g_strdup(SmLISTofARRAY8),
-        .num_vals = sm_argc + num,
+        .num_vals = sm_argc + 4,
         .vals = vals
     };
     SmProp *list = ∝
@@ -353,22 +350,11 @@ static void session_setup_restart_command()
     ob_debug_type(OB_DEBUG_SM, "    %s\n", vals[i+2].value);
     ob_debug_type(OB_DEBUG_SM, "    %s\n", vals[i+3].value);
 
-    if (ob_config_type) {
-        vals[i+4].value = g_strdup("--config-namespace");
-        vals[i+4].length = strlen("--config-namespace") + 1;
-        vals[i+5].value = ob_config_type;
-        vals[i+5].length = strlen(ob_config_type) + 1;
-        ob_debug_type(OB_DEBUG_SM, "    %s\n", vals[i+4].value);
-        ob_debug_type(OB_DEBUG_SM, "    %s\n", vals[i+5].value);
-    }
-
     SmcSetProperties(sm_conn, 1, &list);
     g_free(prop.name);
     g_free(prop.type);
     g_free(vals[i].value);
     g_free(vals[i+2].value);
-    if (ob_config_type)
-        g_free(vals[i+4].value);
     g_free(vals);
 }