Fix bug that prevented relative paths to config file from working

weewx · Sep 1, 2024 · 145bd92 · 145bd92
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diff --git a/docs_src/changes.md b/docs_src/changes.md
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 WeeWX change history
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-### 5.2.0 MM/DD/YYYY
+### 5.1.X MM/DD/YYYY
 
 Fix typo that causes phantom values of `soilMoist3` to appear with VantageVue
 stations.
 
+Fix bug that prevented relative paths to the config file from working.
+
 
 ### 5.1.0 07/04/2024
 

diff --git a/src/weecfg/__init__.py b/src/weecfg/__init__.py
@@ -173,9 +173,10 @@ def read_config(option_path, args=None, locations=DEFAULT_LOCATIONS,
 
     # If the result of all that is not an absolute path, join it with the location of the config
     # file, which will make it into an absolute path.
-    if not os.path.abspath(config_dict['WEEWX_ROOT']):
-        config_dict['WEEWX_ROOT'] = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(config_path),
-                                                                  config_dict['WEEWX_ROOT']))
+    if not os.path.isabs(config_dict['WEEWX_ROOT']):
+        config_dict['WEEWX_ROOT'] = os.path.normpath(
+            os.path.join(os.path.dirname(config_dict['config_path']), config_dict['WEEWX_ROOT'])
+        )
 
     return config_path, config_dict