From 9ebae4831763d4c2851286f7fea265c27bd500e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Koeritz <fred@gruntose.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 16:57:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] implemented path preservation across regeneration

saving the original path lets us avoid continually adding more elements to the path variable.
---
 scripts/core/functions.sh            | 9 ++++++++-
 scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh   | 9 ++++++++-
 scripts/generator/build_variables.sh | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/core/functions.sh b/scripts/core/functions.sh
index 8ad72ccf..c4510795 100644
--- a/scripts/core/functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/functions.sh
@@ -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"
diff --git a/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh b/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
index 1e7e6c99..2f8aca08 100644
--- a/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
 
 ##############
 
+# first step--capture the current path if we haven't already.
+if [ -z "$FEISTY_MEOW_ORIGINAL_PATH" ]; then
+  export FEISTY_MEOW_ORIGINAL_PATH="$PATH"
+fi
+
+##############
+
 # this script cannot handle figuring out where it lives, so approaches that
 # get the THISDIR will fail.  this is a consequence of this always being used
 # in bash's 'source' directive, which does not pass the script name as
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@ if [ "$NO_REPAIRS_NEEDED" == "true" ]; then
     # this is our single entry point we can use without knowing any variables
     # yet in the initialization process.
     export FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK="$HOME/.zz_feisty_loading"
-  #hmmm: the above is kind of a constant.  that's not so great.
+#hmmm: the above is kind of a constant.  that's not so great.
   
     # make sure our main variables are established.
     FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES_LOADING_FILE="$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/fmc_variables.sh"
diff --git a/scripts/generator/build_variables.sh b/scripts/generator/build_variables.sh
index 3031d317..6e8fa38e 100644
--- a/scripts/generator/build_variables.sh
+++ b/scripts/generator/build_variables.sh
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ if [ -z "$got_bad" ]; then
 
   # where we store the binaries used for building the rest of the code base.
   export CLAM_BINARIES="$RUNTIME_PATH/clam_bin"
-    # the final destination for the new binaries which provide the hoople
+    # the final destination for the new binaries which provide the
     # build with all the applications it needs to get going.
   export TARGETS_STORE="$RUNTIME_PATH/binaries"
     # targets directory is meaningful to clam, which will use it for output.
-- 
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