Perhaps we should pull in custom.sh first, and then have
defaults.sh do something like:
[ -z "${GLOBAL_DIR:-}" ] && GLOBAL_DIR=<default>
.. and do this for all the variables to only set them if
they are not already set.
-derek
"Hale Boyes, Kevin " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Maybe my scripting skill are a bit rusty but how is the
> new defaults/custom file loading going to work?
>
> The only value that I normally change is the GLOBAL_DIR setting.
> When I create the custom file, will it contain just the GLOBAL_DIR
> variable or do I need to copy the entire defaults file and
> change just the one variable?
>
> I'm guessing that I need to do the later because of all the
> variables that depend on the value of GLOBAL_DIR (like DOCS_DIR).
> They will be set before the custom file is sourced and their
> value won't change when I reset the value of GLOBAL_DIR.
>
> Hmm, I guess I'll have to be more careful than that. I won't
> want an exact copy of defaults as that would call all the add_step
> functions again.
>
> In an attempt to answer my own question... If I want to change the
> value of GLOBAL_DIR then I will put it and all the variable that
> depend on it into the custom file, but nothing else. It isn't enough
> to put just GLOBAL_DIR into custom.
>
> Is that correct?
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin.
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