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[feisty_meow.git] / infobase / feisty_inits / dot.bashrc-normal-user

diff --git a/infobase/feisty_inits/dot.bashrc-normal-user b/infobase/feisty_inits/dot.bashrc-normal-user
index edc83b709a74838dba2be900710ec189e7109121..0f185f79c91000730563209c03a886cb095a098c 100644 (file)
--- a/infobase/feisty_inits/dot.bashrc-normal-user
+++ b/infobase/feisty_inits/dot.bashrc-normal-user
@@ -1,32 +1,39 @@
 
 ##############
 
-# initializes the feisty meow environment for "normal" users (not intended for the root user).
+# initialize the feisty meow environment for "normal" users.
+# this is not intended for the root user, because having a bunch of extra
+# scripts automatically loaded into root's environment is not a good idea.
 
 ##############
 
-# drag in the default version of this file.  this may not be needed if your
-# .bashrc script already has substantial code or already does this.
-source /etc/bash.bashrc
+if [ -f /etc/bash.bashrc ]; then
+  # drag in the default version of this file.  this may not be needed if your
+  # .bashrc script already has substantial code or already does this.
+  source /etc/bash.bashrc
+elif [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
+  # pull in the mac's version of this file.
+  source /etc/bashrc
+fi
 
 ##############
 
-# set the history sizes to be much larger, and do this whether we load the
-# feisty meow environment or not.
-
+# set the history sizes to be much larger; important to have good history.
 export HISTSIZE=1000000
 export HISTFILESIZE=8000000
 
 ##############
 
-# system-wide install:
+# system-wide install (will be fixed by connect_feisty_meow script):
 export FEISTY_MEOW_APEX="/opt/feistymeow.org/feisty_meow"
-# personal install:
-#export FEISTY_MEOW_APEX="$HOME/feisty_meow"
 
 # sets up the feisty_meow scripts if appropriate for the environment.
 if [ "${TERM}" != "dumb" -a -z "$PBS_ENVIRONMENT" ]; then
-  source "$FEISTY_MEOW_APEX/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"
+  if [ -d "$FEISTY_MEOW_APEX" ]; then
+    source "$FEISTY_MEOW_APEX/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"
+  else
+    echo "feisty meow codebase is not available at: $FEISTY_MEOW_APEX"
+  fi
 fi
 
 # if not commented out, then feisty meow will run all the unit tests during builds.