+export ERROR_OCCURRED=
+ # there have been no errors to start with, at least. we will set this
+ # to non-empty if something bad happens.
+
+if [ -z "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK" ]; then
+ # FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK is where the generated files are located.
+ # this is our single entry point we can use without knowing any variables
+ # yet in the initialization process.
+ export FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK="$HOME/.zz_feisty_loading"
+#hmmm: the above is kind of a constant. that's not so great.
+
+ # make sure our main variables are established.
+ FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES_LOADING_FILE="$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/fmc_variables.sh"
+ if [ ! -f "$FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES_LOADING_FILE" ]; then
+ echo -e '\n\n'
+ echo -e "\
+The feisty meow scripts need initialization via the bootstrap process, which\n\
+can be accomplished if one knows where the scripts are stored. For example,\n\
+if feisty_meow is in the home directory, then this command will bootstrap the\n\
+script configuration:\n\
+\n\
+ bash $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/reconfigure_feisty_meow.sh\n\
+\n\
+Or, if the feisty_meow folder is installed system-wide in a location such as\n\
+/usr/local/feisty_meow, then this command would bootstrap the scripts:\n\
+\n\
+ bash /usr/local/feisty_meow/scripts/core/reconfigure_feisty_meow.sh\n\
+\n"
+ ERROR_OCCURRED=true
+ fi