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-rw-r--r--src/mailman/bin/mailman.py6
-rw-r--r--src/mailman/docs/NEWS.rst2
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/mailman/bin/mailman.py b/src/mailman/bin/mailman.py
index 2a230b49f..94de65255 100644
--- a/src/mailman/bin/mailman.py
+++ b/src/mailman/bin/mailman.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
"""The 'mailman' command dispatcher."""
-from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
__metaclass__ = type
__all__ = [
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ def main():
# Mailman system, and in particular, we must read the configuration file.
config_file = os.getenv('MAILMAN_CONFIG_FILE')
if config_file is None:
- config_file = args.config
+ if args.config is not None:
+ config_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(args.config))
+
initialize(config_file)
# Perform the subcommand option.
args.func(args)
diff --git a/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.rst b/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.rst
index ec9d531c1..b065c0ce3 100644
--- a/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.rst
+++ b/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.rst
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ Commands
* Added a `help` email command.
* A welcome message is sent when the user confirms their subscription via
email.
+ * Global ``-C`` option now accepts an absolute path to the configuration
+ file. Given by Andrea Crotti. (LP: #953707)
Bug fixes
---------