tasty revision to load feisty for full use

[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 3d72ac071963ea8f4b3ca45da073deadfa8c731f..db00c382eafa22b1c5005bc96ae00ab02d8b18b3 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ if [ -z "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK" ]; then
 #hmmm: the above is kind of a constant.  that's not so great.
 
   # make sure our main variables are established.
-  GENERATED_FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES="$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/fmc_variables.sh"
-  if [ ! -f "$GENERATED_FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES" ]; then
+  FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES_LOADING_FILE="$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/fmc_variables.sh"
+  if [ ! -f "$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 $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/reconfigure_feisty_meow.sh"
     echo -e '\n\n'
     ERROR_OCCURRED=true
   fi
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ if [ -z "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK" ]; then
 
   # pull in our generated variables that are the minimal set we need to find
   # the rest of our resources.
-  source "$GENERATED_FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES"
+  source "$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
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ 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"
 
 ##############
   
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ source $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/variables.sh
 # having migrated from korn shell...).
 source "$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 +83,35 @@ 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
+##############
 
-  # 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
+# perform the bulkier parts of the initialization process.
 
-  # 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
+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.
+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.