cleaner approach to hello file

[feisty_meow.git] / scripts / core / functions.sh

diff --git a/scripts/core/functions.sh b/scripts/core/functions.sh
index 7068cc9c0a12292a4b413f6613eac2d62f097270..1a061797c6f20175b84dbff3b9129a4bd0f02ca6 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/core/functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/functions.sh
@@ -165,12 +165,18 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
   function ssh()
   {
     local args=($*)
-    save_terminal_title
     # we remember the old terminal title, then force the TERM variable to a more generic
     # version for the other side (just 'linux'); we don't want the remote side still
     # thinking it's running xterm.
-    export TERM=linux
+    save_terminal_title
+#hmmm: why were we doing this?  it scorches the user's logged in session, leaving it without proper terminal handling.
+#    # we save the value of TERM; we don't want to leave the user's terminal
+#    # brain dead once we come back from this function.
+#    local oldterm="$TERM"
+#    export TERM=linux
     /usr/bin/ssh -X -C "${args[@]}"
+#    # restore the terminal variable also.
+#    TERM="$oldterm"
     restore_terminal_title
   }
 
@@ -307,12 +313,18 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
     done
   }
   
+#hmmm: not really doing anything yet; ubuntu seems to have changed from pulseaudio in 17.04?
   # restarts the sound driver.
   function fix_sound_driver() {
-#if something
+    # stop bash complaining about blank function body.
+    local nothing=
+#if alsa something
 #    sudo service alsasound restart
+#elif pulse something
+#    sudo pulseaudio -k
+#    sudo pulseaudio -D
 #else
-    sudo service pulseaudio restart
+#    something else...?
 #fi
 
   }
@@ -464,6 +476,10 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
       echo "but that folder does not exist.  Skipping customization."
       return 1
     fi
+
+    # prevent permission foul-ups.
+    chown -R "$(logname):$(logname)" "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK" "$FEISTY_MEOW_GENERATED_STORE"
+
     regenerate >/dev/null
     pushd "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/custom" &>/dev/null
     incongruous_files="$(bash "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/files/list_non_dupes.sh" "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/customize/$custom_user" "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/custom")"
@@ -493,6 +509,9 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
     echo
     regenerate
 
+    # prevent permission foul-ups, again.
+    chown -R "$(logname):$(logname)" "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK" "$FEISTY_MEOW_GENERATED_STORE"
+
     restore_terminal_title
   }