Expand filenames given with the --config options.

doc/changelog.txt

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Fixes:
   to RFC2368. So the syntax error about missing email-addresses gets
   demoted to a warning.
   Closes: SF bug #2910588
+- cmdline: Expand tilde (~) in filenames given with the --config option.
 
 5.1 "Let the right one in" (released 04.08.2009)
 

linkchecker

@@ -591,8 +591,9 @@ log.debug(LOG_CMDLINE, _("Python %(version)s on %(platform)s") % \
 try:
     files = []
     if options.configfile:
-        if os.path.isfile(options.configfile):
-            files.append(options.configfile)
+        path = linkcheck.configuration.normpath(options.configfile)
+        if os.path.isfile(path):
+            files.append(path)
         else:
             log.warn(LOG_CMDLINE,
                       _("Unreadable config file: %r"), options.configfile)