implemented path preservation across regeneration

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

diff --git a/scripts/core/functions.sh b/scripts/core/functions.sh
index 8c9c0b2aceaa64699457f5ba2ace684dbddb6fe9..c45107950f5402825111848b182764dcc8bd9a72 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/core/functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/functions.sh
@@ -466,9 +466,9 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
 
     # launch sudo with just the variables we want to reach the other side.
     local varmods=
-#    varmods+="PATH= "
+    varmods+="OLD_HOME=$HOME "
     if [ ! -z "$IMPORTED_XAUTH" ]; then varmods+="IMPORTED_XAUTH=$IMPORTED_XAUTH "; fi
-    if [ ! -z "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ]; then varmods+="SSH_AUTH_SOCK=$SSH_AUTH_SOCK"; fi
+    if [ ! -z "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ]; then varmods+="SSH_AUTH_SOCK=$SSH_AUTH_SOCK "; fi
     /usr/bin/sudo $varmods "$@"
     retval=$?
 
@@ -509,9 +509,16 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
     bash $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/reconfigure_feisty_meow.sh
     echo
     # force a full reload by turning off sentinel variables and methods.
-    unset -v CORE_VARIABLES_LOADED FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK USER_CUSTOMIZATIONS_LOADED
+    unset -v CORE_VARIABLES_LOADED FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK USER_CUSTOMIZATIONS_LOADED \
+        BUILD_VARS_LOADED
     unalias CORE_ALIASES_LOADED &>/dev/null
     unset -f function_sentinel 
+
+    # reuse the original path if we can.
+    if [ ! -z "$FEISTY_MEOW_ORIGINAL_PATH" ]; then
+      export PATH="$FEISTY_MEOW_ORIGINAL_PATH"
+    fi
+
     # reload feisty meow environment in current shell.
     log_feisty_meow_event "reloading the feisty meow scripts for $USER in current shell."
     source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"