Hi,

I have a problem in a script that I can't seem to resolve. I'm writing a
series of install scripts, and among other things, I have a fancy little
function check_status... you've ever seen Gentoo's or Mandrake's boot
scripts, with all those fancy little [ OK ] in green and [ FAIL ] in red?
Well, check_status does exactly that. After each function is (silently)
completed, it checks the exit status and then prints a fancy little [OK] or
[FAIL] on the screen.

Now what happens when I define the exit status? I have a function at the
beginning of the script, going:

if [ $UID -eq 0 ]; then
echo "Don't run this script as root"
exit 1
fi

Q: how can I let check_status happen *before* it exits? So that it prints a
last [FAILED] on the screen?

Suggestions?

Niki Kovacs

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Niki Kovacs wrote:
> Q: how can I let check_status happen *before* it exits? So that it prints a
> last [FAILED] on the screen?
>
> Suggestions?

Not sure if it's possible (not really a bash-head), but can you
(re)define 'exit' to be a bash function that does the check_status stuff
and exit normally. Have that specialised 'exit' set at the start of the
relevant scripts.

Blumf


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In alt.os.linux.slackware, Niki Kovacs dared to utter,
> Now what happens when I define the exit status? I have a function at the
> beginning of the script, going:
>
> if [ $UID -eq 0 ]; then
> echo "Don't run this script as root"
> exit 1
> fi
>
> Q: how can I let check_status happen *before* it exits? So that it prints a
> last [FAILED] on the screen?
>
> Suggestions?

Well, you can always run check_status after your rc script.

/etc/rc.d/rc.something
check_status

Perhaps a better solution would be to have check_status do the actual
exiting.

WARNING: Untested junk code follows

check_status() {

if [ $1 = "0" || $1 = "" || $? = 0 ]; then
echo "OK"
else
echo "FAILED"
exit
fi

}

So in the above startup script, you could replace "exit" with
"check_status" and have the effect you want.

- --
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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+Alan Hicks+ wrote:

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>
> So in the above startup script, you could replace "exit" with
> "check_status" and have the effect you want.

OK thanks very much!

Niki Kovacs