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+
# provides a macro to initialize the feisty meow environment for the "root" user.
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+# system-wide install:
+export FEISTY_MEOW_APEX="/usr/local/fred/feisty_meow"
+# personal install:
+#export FEISTY_MEOW_APEX="$HOME/feisty_meow"
+
# the "fredme" macro enables the feisty_meow environment.
-alias fredme='source $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh'
+alias fredme='source "$FEISTY_MEOW_APEX/feisty_meow/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"'
+
+# if not commented out, then feisty meow will run all the unit tests during builds.
+#export RUN_ALL_TESTS=true
+
+# turns on noisy debugging in feisty meow scripts if uncommented.
+#export DEBUG_FEISTY_MEOW=true
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