Re: /usr/src/linux/scripts/ver_linux prints out incorrect info when "ls" is aliased.

[Peter Samuelson <peter@cadcamlab.org>]

[Ishikawa <ishikawa@yk.rim.or.jp>]
> I have no idea why I invoked ver_linux using "." : I must have seen
> it somewhere and just followed it somehow.

Who knows.  Anyway, the following works in 'bash' at least -- don't
know about other shells -- but it's quite a hack....

Peter

--- scripts/ver_linux~	Tue Sep 19 22:28:37 2000
+++ scripts/ver_linux	Mon Feb  5 10:38:21 2001
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
 # /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin, but it may
 # differ on your system.
 #
+case "$_" in /*/sh|/*/bash|sh|bash) ;; *)
+  echo '*** Warning: you appear to have used the dreaded'
+  echo '***   . /path/to/ver_linux'
+  echo '*** syntax -- I hope you don'\''t have any aliases set'
+  echo '*** that might affect this script.'
+  echo '*** Recommended syntax is:'
+  echo '***   sh /path/to/ver_linux'
+  ;;
+esac
 PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:$PATH
 echo '-- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or look'
 echo '-- unusual then possibly you have very old versions)'
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