Re: Install Script Feedback

Hi James,

     Actually, I've changed my mind,  what about something recursive 
like this (I called it test.sh and it calls itself with a file redirect 
in it. We just type sh test.sh):

    #!/bin/bash
    #

    if [ -z "$1" ]
       then
       echo "These directories will be deleted:\n";
       #
       #
       #    Put code to list directories here
       #
       #
       read -p "Do you wish to continue? " yn
       case $yn in
           [Yy]* ) sh test.sh "Y" > testlogfile.txt; exit;;
           [Nn]* ) echo "Exit without changing anything."; exit;;
           * ) echo "Please answer yes or no.";;
       esac

    fi

    echo "Do all the install work";
       #
       #
       #    Put code to install wx here
       #
       #
    echo "Finished.";


What do you think?

Regards

Steve.
On 22-10-2014 18:05, James Lynes wrote:
> Hi Steve:
>
> Attached is the revised script.
>
> I had a problem the first time I ran it as a prompt was asked for but 
> not seen as it was sent to the log file. The process hung at that 
> point since the prompt wasn't responded to.
>
> So, now I have everything going to both the screen and the log file. 
> If you know a better way, let me know. I'd rather not have all the 
> compile stuff going to the screen. I am not a shell guru!
>
> I changed the find root directory and added a warning statement also.
>
> James
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 4:18 PM, Steve Cookson 
> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>     Hi James,
>
>     On 20-10-2014 21:05, James Lynes wrote:
>
>         I don't see where any unrelated packages were effected. It
>         seems that it would be prudent to begin the find at /usr/local/.
>
>     Your respondent was right.  I always loose Flamerobin (the
>     Firebird database manager) and have to reinstall it afterwards,
>     which is why you see it reinstalling afterwards in some of my scripts.
>
>     But of course it may not now that we are only interested in /local/.
>
>     If we listed the directories like you have, and warned the user
>     (Do you wish to continue, yes or no?).  Then the user can realise
>     that, for instance, Flamerobin would be deleted before it's too
>     late and update the script accordingly.
>
>     Regards
>
>     Steve.
>
>