removed gaudy boxes in favor of shorter listing.

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

diff --git a/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh b/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
index 1db167831f4d07fa61359c06f82ae35e3d386689..5cefe78595d545df572902973749d636445cd00d 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
@@ -10,14 +10,20 @@
 
 ##############
 
-export SHELL_DEBUG=true
-  # this variable causes the scripts that listen to it to print more information
-  # when they run.
+# SHELL_DEBUG: if this variable is non-empty, then it causes the feisty meow
+# scripts to print more diagnostic information when they run.  not all
+# scripts support this, but the core ones do.
+
+#export SHELL_DEBUG=true
 
 ##############
 
+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 "$FEISTY_MEOW_GENERATED" ]; then
-  # FEISTY_MEOW_GENERATED is where the generated files yeti uses are located.
+  # FEISTY_MEOW_GENERATED is where the generated files are located.
   # this is our single entry point we can use without knowing any variables
   # yet in the initialization process.
   export FEISTY_MEOW_GENERATED="$HOME/.zz_auto_gen"
@@ -27,9 +33,10 @@ if [ -z "$FEISTY_MEOW_GENERATED" ]; then
   GENERATED_FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES="$FEISTY_MEOW_GENERATED/fmc_variables.sh"
   if [ ! -f "$GENERATED_FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES" ]; then
     echo -e '\n\n'
-    echo "The yeti scripts need to be initialized via the bootstrap process, e.g.:"
+    echo "Feisty meow scripts need initialization via the bootstrap process, e.g.:"
     echo "  bash $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/bootstrap_shells.sh"
     echo -e '\n\n'
+    ERROR_OCCURRED=true
   fi
 
   ##############
@@ -64,19 +71,24 @@ source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/functions.sh"
 shopt -s checkhash
 # don't check path for sourced files.
 shopt -u sourcepath
+# ignore duplicate lines.
+HISTCONTROL=ignoredups
+# append to the history file.
+shopt -s histappend
+# automatically update window size if needed.
+shopt -s checkwinsize
 
 ##############
 
 if [ -z "$LIGHTWEIGHT_INIT" ]; then
-  # perform the bulkier parts of the login and initialization.
+  # perform the bulkier parts of the initialization process.
 
-  if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then echo heavyweight login begins...; fi
+  if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then echo "heavyweight init begins..."; fi
 
   # set up the aliases for the shell, but only if they are not already set.
-  alias regenerate &>/dev/null  # see if a crucial alias exists.
-  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  if [ -z "$CORE_ALIASES_LOADED" ]; then
     if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then
-      echo the aliases were missing, now they are added...
+      echo "the aliases were missing, now they are being added..."
     fi
     source "$FEISTY_MEOW_GENERATED/fmc_core_and_custom_aliases.sh"
   fi
@@ -84,7 +96,7 @@ if [ -z "$LIGHTWEIGHT_INIT" ]; then
   # allow connections to our x server from the local host.
   if [ ! -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then
     if [ ! -z "$(echo "$OS_TYPE" | grep -i darwin)" ]; then
-      if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then echo Enabling localhost X connections...; fi
+      if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then echo "Enabling localhost X connections..."; fi
       xhost + localhost >/dev/null 2>&1
     fi
   fi
@@ -92,6 +104,11 @@ if [ -z "$LIGHTWEIGHT_INIT" ]; then
   # a minor tickle of the title of the terminal, in case there is one.
   bash $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/tty/label_terminal_with_infos.sh
 
-  if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then echo heavyweight login ends....; fi
+  if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then echo "heavyweight init is done."; fi
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$ERROR_OCCURRED" ]; then
+  # set a sentinel variable to say we loaded the feisty meow environment.
+  export FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS_LOADED=true
 fi