2 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/base/nix/xdg_util.cc b/base/nix/xdg_util.cc
index 7d26344..08d4eee 100644
--- a/base/nix/xdg_util.cc
+++ b/base/nix/xdg_util.cc
@@ -11,9 +11,19 @@
 #include "base/file_util.h"
 #include "base/third_party/xdg_user_dirs/xdg_user_dir_lookup.h"
 
+namespace {
+
+// The KDE session version environment variable used in KDE 4.
+const char kKDE4SessionEnvVar[] = "KDE_SESSION_VERSION";
+
+}  // namespace
+
 namespace base {
 namespace nix {
 
+const char kDotConfigDir[] = ".config";
+const char kXdgConfigHomeEnvVar[] = "XDG_CONFIG_HOME";
+
 FilePath GetXDGDirectory(Environment* env, const char* env_name,
                          const char* fallback_dir) {
   FilePath path;
@@ -46,7 +56,7 @@ DesktopEnvironment GetDesktopEnvironment(Environment* env) {
       return DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_KDE4;
     } else if (desktop_session == "kde") {
       // This may mean KDE4 on newer systems, so we have to check.
-      if (env->HasVar("KDE_SESSION_VERSION"))
+      if (env->HasVar(kKDE4SessionEnvVar))
         return DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_KDE4;
       return DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_KDE3;
     } else if (desktop_session.find("xfce") != std::string::npos ||
@@ -60,7 +70,7 @@ DesktopEnvironment GetDesktopEnvironment(Environment* env) {
   if (env->HasVar("GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID")) {
     return DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_GNOME;
   } else if (env->HasVar("KDE_FULL_SESSION")) {
-    if (env->HasVar("KDE_SESSION_VERSION"))
+    if (env->HasVar(kKDE4SessionEnvVar))
       return DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_KDE4;
     return DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_KDE3;
   }
diff --git a/base/nix/xdg_util.h b/base/nix/xdg_util.h
index cb8072ce..1e0c5f3 100644
--- a/base/nix/xdg_util.h
+++ b/base/nix/xdg_util.h
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ class Environment;
 
 namespace nix {
 
+// The default XDG config directory name.
+BASE_EXPORT extern const char kDotConfigDir[];
+
+// The XDG config directory environment variable.
+BASE_EXPORT extern const char kXdgConfigHomeEnvVar[];
+
 // Utility function for getting XDG directories.
 // |env_name| is the name of an environment variable that we want to use to get
 // a directory path. |fallback_dir| is the directory relative to $HOME that we