This will catch the case where user forgets to set PREFIX
and does not have write permission in the /usr/local default location
Signed-off-by: Gaetan Nadon <mems...@videotron.ca>
---
build.sh | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 1a29758..afcb158 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ setup_buildenv() {
check_full_path $LIBDIR LIBDIR
check_full_path $LOCALSTATEDIR LOCALSTATEDIR
+ # This will catch the case where user forgets to set PREFIX
+ # and does not have write permission in the /usr/local default location
+ check_writable_dir $PREFIX PREFIX
+
# Must create local aclocal dir or aclocal fails
ACLOCAL_LOCALDIR="${DESTDIR}${DATADIR}/aclocal"
$SUDO mkdir -p ${ACLOCAL_LOCALDIR}
@@ -986,7 +990,7 @@ usage() {
# Ensure the named variable value contains a full path name
# arguments:
-# $1 - the variable value (the path to examin)
+# $1 - the variable value (the path to examine)
# $2 - the name of the variable
# returns:
# returns nothing or exit on error with message
@@ -999,6 +1003,23 @@ check_full_path () {
fi
}
+# Ensure the named variable value contains a writable directory
+# arguments:
+# $1 - the variable value (the path to examine)
+# $2 - the name of the variable
+# returns:
+# returns nothing or exit on error with message
+check_writable_dir () {
+ if [ X"$SUDO" = X ]; then
+ if [ ! -d "$1" ] || [ ! -w "$1" ]; then
+ echo "The path \"$1\" supplied by \"$2\" must be a writable
directory"
+ echo ""
+ usage
+ exit 1
+ fi
+ fi
+}
+
# perform sanity checks on cmdline args which require arguments
# arguments:
# $1 - the option being examined
--
1.6.0.4
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