tectonic tribulations edition: host preparation

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

diff --git a/scripts/core/functions.sh b/scripts/core/functions.sh
index fa5df8630417d3ee51db2f89466c71a4234ac4d5..207a384f90ab134df4617f3603d612bc1e073801 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/core/functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/functions.sh
@@ -40,11 +40,19 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
   {
     to_find="$1"; shift
     local WHICHER="$(\which which 2>/dev/null)"
+#>&2 echo "got whicher as: $WHICHER"
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
       # there is no which command here.  we produce nothing due to this.
       echo
+      return 2
     fi
-    echo $($WHICHER $to_find 2>/dev/null)
+    local sporkenz  # must be defined local here, before call, or we don't get exit value?!
+    sporkenz=$($WHICHER "$to_find" 2>/dev/null)
+#>&2 echo "broken with this line, but here is exit val: $?"
+    local err=$?
+#>&2 echo "got whicher as: $WHICHER"
+    echo $sporkenz
+    return $err
   }
 
   # makes a directory of the name specified and then tries to change the
@@ -768,11 +776,11 @@ return 0
   {
     count=$1; shift
     if [ -z "$count" ]; then
-      count=79
+      count=$(($COLUMNS - 1))
     fi
     echo
     local i
-    for ((i=0; i < $count - 1; i++)); do
+    for ((i=0; i < $count; i++)); do
       echo -n "="
     done
     echo