REF get root dir from conky.conf

conky.conf

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 local update_interval = 1 -- in seconds
 
+local conky_dir = debug.getinfo(1).source:match("@?(.*/)")
+
 conky.config = {
 	background = false,
 
@@ -30,9 +32,9 @@ conky.config = {
 	no_buffers = true,
 
 	-- Lua Load
-	lua_load = '~/.config/conky/main.lua',
+	lua_load = conky_dir..'main.lua',
 	lua_draw_hook_post = 'main',
-	lua_startup_hook = string.format('start %f', update_interval)
+	lua_startup_hook = string.format('start %f %s', update_interval, conky_dir)
 }
 
 --control updates entirely in lua

main.lua

@@ -1,35 +1,44 @@
-local conky_dir = debug.getinfo(1).source:match("@?(.*/)")
-local subdirs = {
-   '?.lua',
-   'drawing/?.lua',
-   'schema/?.lua',
-   'core/?.lua',
-   'core/widget/?.lua',
-   'core/widget/arc/?.lua',
-   'core/widget/text/?.lua',
-   'core/widget/timeseries/?.lua',
-   'core/widget/rect/?.lua',
-   'core/widget/line/?.lua',
-   'lib/share/lua/5.4/?.lua',
-   'lib/share/lua/5.4/?/init.lua',
-}
-
-for i = 1, #subdirs do
-   package.path = package.path..';'..conky_dir..subdirs[i]
-end
-
-package.cpath = package.cpath..';'..conky_dir..'lib/lib/lua/5.4/?.so;'
-
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- startup - this is where the modules are compiled and arranged
 
-require 'cairo'
-
-local compile = require 'compile'
-
 local draw_dynamic
 
-function conky_start(update_interval)
+local __cairo_xlib_surface_create
+local __cairo_create
+local __cairo_surface_destroy
+local __cairo_destroy
+
+function conky_start(update_interval, conky_dir)
+   local subdirs = {
+      '?.lua',
+      'drawing/?.lua',
+      'schema/?.lua',
+      'core/?.lua',
+      'core/widget/?.lua',
+      'core/widget/arc/?.lua',
+      'core/widget/text/?.lua',
+      'core/widget/timeseries/?.lua',
+      'core/widget/rect/?.lua',
+      'core/widget/line/?.lua',
+      'lib/share/lua/5.4/?.lua',
+      'lib/share/lua/5.4/?/init.lua',
+   }
+
+   for i = 1, #subdirs do
+      package.path = package.path..';'..conky_dir..subdirs[i]
+   end
+
+   package.cpath = package.cpath..';'..conky_dir..'lib/lib/lua/5.4/?.so;'
+
+   require 'cairo'
+
+   __cairo_xlib_surface_create = cairo_xlib_surface_create
+   __cairo_create = cairo_create
+   __cairo_surface_destroy = cairo_surface_destroy
+   __cairo_destroy = cairo_destroy
+
+   local compile = require 'compile'
+
    conky_set_update_interval(update_interval)
 
    draw_dynamic = compile(update_interval, conky_dir..'config.yml')
@@ -38,12 +47,6 @@ end
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- main loop - where all the drawing/updating happens
 
-
-local __cairo_xlib_surface_create 	= cairo_xlib_surface_create
-local __cairo_create 				= cairo_create
-local __cairo_surface_destroy 		= cairo_surface_destroy
-local __cairo_destroy 				= cairo_destroy
-
 local updates = -2 -- this accounts for the first few spazzy iterations
 
 function conky_main()