From f8e6bd8c6b1524cfdcf9e15c552863269c7affbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Anthony J. Thibault" <tony@highfidelity.io>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 10:53:26 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Allow multiple instances to run if environment variable is
 set

If the environment variable HIFI_ALLOW_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES is present, the value is ignored,
then you can have multiple copies of interface running on the same machine.
---
 interface/src/main.cpp | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/interface/src/main.cpp b/interface/src/main.cpp
index d33dba535e..39b37e3d19 100644
--- a/interface/src/main.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/main.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
     instanceMightBeRunning = !sharedMemory.create(1, QSharedMemory::ReadOnly);
 #endif
 
+    // allow multiple interfaces to run if this environment variable is set.
+    if (QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment().contains("HIFI_ALLOW_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES")) {
+        instanceMightBeRunning = false;
+    }
+
     if (instanceMightBeRunning) {
         // Try to connect and send message to existing interface instance
         QLocalSocket socket;