--- a/mcevent.py	Sat Jun 21 19:35:23 2008 +0200
+++ b/mcevent.py	Sat Jun 21 19:52:15 2008 +0200
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #
 
 import sys, getopt
+import os
 import pynotify
 
 CONFFILE = "mcevent.cfg"
@@ -50,8 +51,6 @@
 def read_conf_from_file():
     import ConfigParser
 
-    # TODO: Do not re-read file if it hasn't been touched
-
     config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
     config.read(CONFFILE)
 
@@ -216,6 +215,14 @@
     if o == "-c":
         CONFFILE = a
 
+try:
+    last_conf_read = os.stat(CONFFILE).st_ctime
+except OSError:
+    sys.stderr.write("Cannot read config file!\n")
+    sys.exit(3)
+
+read_conf_from_file()
+
 NOTIFY_LOADED = False
 
 # read stdin line by line
@@ -228,7 +235,10 @@
     if not line:
         break
 
-    read_conf_from_file()
+    last_conf_change = os.stat(CONFFILE).st_ctime
+    if last_conf_change > last_conf_read:
+        read_conf_from_file()
+        last_conf_read = last_conf_change
     lineargs = line.split()
     process_line(lineargs)