guarded the active addition by directory presence

diff --git a/scripts/customize/fred/fred_variables.sh b/scripts/customize/fred/fred_variables.sh
index 2d2e77ab7e9d7acf7a9e86aae6db0ce3f719f3d6..ab33a5a395afd62381ff2d16340202164ddf5e72 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/customize/fred/fred_variables.sh
+++ b/scripts/customize/fred/fred_variables.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ if [ -z "$USER_CUSTOMIZATIONS_LOADED" ]; then
 
   # add a bunch of personal folders to the list for checkin & checkout.
   REPOSITORY_LIST+="cloud ebooks web"
-  REPOSITORY_LIST+="$(find $HOME/active -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d)"
+  # add in any active projects.
+  if [ -d "$HOME/active" ]; then
+    REPOSITORY_LIST+="$(find "$HOME/active" -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d)"
+  fi
 
   # adds our locally relevant archive folders into the list to be synched.
   ARCHIVE_COLLECTIONS_LIST+="/z/basement /z/imaginations /z/musix /z/toaster /z/walrus"