Re: /usr/src/linux/scripts/ver_linux prints out incorrect info when "ls"

Peter Samuelson (peter@cadcamlab.org)
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 10:39:13 -0600 (CST)


[Ishikawa <ishikawa@yk.rim.or.jp>]
> I have no idea why I invoked ver_linux using "." : I must have seen
> it somewhere and just followed it somehow.

Who knows. Anyway, the following works in 'bash' at least -- don't
know about other shells -- but it's quite a hack....

Peter

--- scripts/ver_linux~ Tue Sep 19 22:28:37 2000
+++ scripts/ver_linux Mon Feb 5 10:38:21 2001
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
# /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin, but it may
# differ on your system.
#
+case "$_" in /*/sh|/*/bash|sh|bash) ;; *)
+ echo '*** Warning: you appear to have used the dreaded'
+ echo '*** . /path/to/ver_linux'
+ echo '*** syntax -- I hope you don'\''t have any aliases set'
+ echo '*** that might affect this script.'
+ echo '*** Recommended syntax is:'
+ echo '*** sh /path/to/ver_linux'
+ ;;
+esac
PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:$PATH
echo '-- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or look'
echo '-- unusual then possibly you have very old versions)'
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