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[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 8f0a3a485aa945f11ab2ea9d1ae857bbbaba3f98..9e818341eec7d760db4755824f029df06f53b386 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@
 
 ##############
 
+# some preconditions we want to establish before loading anything...
+
+# make sure that aliases can be used in non-interactive shells.
+shopt -s expand_aliases
+
+# patch the user variable if we were launched by one of our cron jobs.
+if [ -z "$USER" -a ! -z "$CRONUSER" ]; then
+  export USER="$CRONUSER"
+fi
+
+##############
+
 export ERROR_OCCURRED=
   # there have been no errors to start with, at least.  we will set this
   # to non-empty if something bad happens.
@@ -34,7 +46,7 @@ if [ -z "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK" ]; then
   if [ ! -f "$FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES_LOADING_FILE" ]; then
     echo -e '\n\n'
     echo "Feisty meow scripts need initialization via the bootstrap process, e.g.:"
-    echo "  bash $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/bootstrap_shells.sh"
+    echo "  bash $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/reconfigure_feisty_meow.sh"
     echo -e '\n\n'
     ERROR_OCCURRED=true
   fi
@@ -46,7 +58,7 @@ if [ -z "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK" ]; then
   source "$FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES_LOADING_FILE"
 
   # Set up the temporary directory.
-  source $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/create_tempdir.sh
+  source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/create_tempdir.sh"
 
 fi
 
@@ -55,16 +67,18 @@ fi
 # load the larger body of standard feisty meow variables into the environment.
 # we actually want this to always run also; it will decide what variables need
 # to be set again.
-source $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/variables.sh
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/variables.sh"
 
 ##############
   
 # include helpful functions.  we do this every time rather than making it part
 # of variable initialization, because functions cannot be exported to
-# sub-shells in bash (much like aliases cannot, to our infinite chagrin after
-# having migrated from korn shell...).
+# sub-shells in bash.
 source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/functions.sh"
   
+# load some helper methods for the terminal which we'll use below.
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/tty/terminal_titler.sh"
+
 ##############
   
 # check hash table before searching path.
@@ -80,32 +94,35 @@ shopt -s checkwinsize
 
 ##############
 
-if [ -z "$LIGHTWEIGHT_INIT" ]; then
-  # perform the bulkier parts of the initialization process.
+# make history writes immediate to avoid losing history if bash is zapped.
+echo $PROMPT_COMMAND | grep -q history
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  # we only change the prompt command if we think it hasn't already been done.
+  export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a;$PROMPT_COMMAND"
+fi
+
+##############
 
-  if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then echo "heavyweight init begins..."; fi
+# perform the bulkier parts of the initialization process.
 
-  # set up the aliases for the shell, but only if they are not already set.
-  if [ -z "$CORE_ALIASES_LOADED" ]; then
-    if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then
-      echo "the aliases were missing, now they are being added..."
-    fi
-    source "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/fmc_core_and_custom_aliases.sh"
-  fi
+if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then echo "heavyweight init begins..."; fi
 
-  # 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
-      xhost + localhost >/dev/null 2>&1
-    fi
+# set up the aliases for the shell, but only if they are not already set.
+type CORE_ALIASES_LOADED &>/dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then
+    echo "the aliases were missing, now they are being added..."
   fi
+  source "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/fmc_core_and_custom_aliases.sh"
+fi
 
-  # a minor tickle of the title of the terminal, in case there is one.
-  bash $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/tty/label_terminal_with_infos.sh
+#echo before the new labelling, terminal titles have:
+#show_terminal_titles
 
-  if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then echo "heavyweight init is done."; fi
-fi
+# a minor tickle of the title of the terminal, unless we already have some history.
+label_terminal_with_info
+
+if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then echo "heavyweight init is done."; fi
 
 if [ -z "$ERROR_OCCURRED" ]; then
   # set a sentinel variable to say we loaded the feisty meow environment.