Hi Jim, On 01/03/11 02:56, Jim Meyering wrote: > @@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ v= > # then try "git describe", then default. > if test -f $tarball_version_file > then > - v=`cat $tarball_version_file` || exit 1 > + v=`cat $tarball_version_file` || v= > case $v in > *$nl*) v= ;; # reject multi-line output > [0-9]*) ;; > *) v= ;; > esac > test -z "$v" \ > - && echo "$0: WARNING: $tarball_version_file seems to be damaged" 1>&2 > + && echo "$0: WARNING: $tarball_version_file is missing or damaged" 1>&2 > fi
Please notice that before "cat" runs, the file is tested for existence. When "cat" does run, any error message goes to stderr and is thus separated from the ``echo "$0: WARNING:..." stuff. I put them together into a single well-ordered output. Also, "is missing" is not possible. Thanks - Bruce
