2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.cc b/src/libutil/util.cc
index 88a2f752c023..026e493514ea 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/util.cc
@@ -441,6 +441,18 @@ Path getConfigDir()
 }
 
 
+Path getDataDir()
+{
+    Path dataDir = getEnv("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+    if (dataDir.empty()) {
+        Path homeDir = getEnv("HOME");
+        if (homeDir.empty()) throw Error("$XDG_DATA_HOME and $HOME are not set");
+        dataDir = homeDir + "/.local/share";
+    }
+    return dataDir;
+}
+
+
 Paths createDirs(const Path & path)
 {
     Paths created;
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.hh b/src/libutil/util.hh
index ae40dcd4cd2d..a9950f830c50 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/util.hh
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ Path getCacheDir();
 /* Return $XDG_CONFIG_HOME or $HOME/.config. */
 Path getConfigDir();
 
+/* Return $XDG_DATA_HOME or $HOME/.local/share. */
+Path getDataDir();
+
 /* Create a directory and all its parents, if necessary.  Returns the
    list of created directories, in order of creation. */
 Paths createDirs(const Path & path);