Re: [Devil-linux-develop] Setup script.

[Heiko Z. <hz...@pr...>]

On 06/10/2003 10:07:51 AM Bruce Smith wrote:
>> > Or, I can add a single line of text on the bottom line of the menu=

>that
>> > automatically changes as the person arrows to the different items.=

>>
>> I guess we will see if 80 characters are enough or not. I can't say
>> for now.
>
>What I'm thinking now is we'll need another file for help variables.
>i.e.  In the scripts/* files, in addition to:
>
>echo "INSTALL_$MYNAME=3Dno" >> $SOFTWAREFILE
>echo "START_$MYNAME=3Dno" >> $CONFIGFILE
>
>We'll also add in each script:
>
>echo "HELP_$MYNAME=3D\"one line of help text\"" >> $HELPFILE
>
>So "setup", and other programs, can source that file too.
>
>Unless you can think of a better way to handle it?

I think this is the simplest way. Why not start going this road and we =
can
change it later.
Just make sure you use functions and make it modular, that safes you a =
lot
of pain later.

Also, make sure the setup script doesn't run into an error when there's=
 no
help available. You could. i.e. use the text "no help available" as
standard.

Heiko
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