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Pet package 'pinstall.sh' problem!
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Argolance


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PostPosted: Sun 21 Feb 2010, 10:32    Post subject:  Pet package 'pinstall.sh' problem!  
Hello everybody!
I created a pet package that needs a pinstall.sh file to copy the right localized file to /root: Depending on the actual locale used by the system, this file should be copied from 'myapp/menus/en/' or 'myapp/menus/fr/' directory. ...Should be but is unfortunately not!
Code:
cp -f ${SOURCE}/menus/"${LANG:0:2}"/.jwmrc-tray_3in1 /root/.jwmrc-tray;
Looking at xerrs.log, I get:
Quote:
cannot stat /usr/local/myapp/menu/C/.jwmrc-tray_3in1 not such a file... etc. Shocked
Why this C directory when I should get 'en' or 'fr' from the variable ${LANG:0:2}? Running the pinstall.sh alone after installation, the right directory is identified and the right file correctly copied to root!
What's going wrong Doctor?
Thank you!
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seaside

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PostPosted: Sun 21 Feb 2010, 12:58    Post subject:  
Argolance,

Code:
cp -f ${SOURCE}/menus/"${LANG:0:2}"/.jwmrc-tray_3in1 /root/.jwmrc-tray;


It appears that you are using ${SOURCE} as a path variable and "SOURCE" is also a command.

You might try setting a variable $PROGRAMPATH instead of SOURCE and see if that works.

Bon Chance,
s
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Argolance


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PostPosted: Sun 21 Feb 2010, 14:18    Post subject:  
Thank's for reply!
@seaside
I tried this:
Code:
cp -f ${SCRIPT_DIR}/menus/"${LANG:0:2}"/.jwmrc-tray_3in1 /root/.jwmrc-tray;

... and this (without quotes!)
Code:
cp -f ${SCRIPT_DIR}/menus/${LANG:0:2}/.jwmrc-tray_3in1 /root/.jwmrc-tray;

... and got this:
Quote:
cp: cannot stat '/usr/local/myapp/menus/C/.jwmrc-tray_3in1'...

Where does this 'C' come from? Very strange indeed!
Don't understand...
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seaside

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PostPosted: Sun 21 Feb 2010, 15:52    Post subject:  
Argolance,

The only other possibility I can think of is that somehow the LANG variable may be set to "C". I think a number of scripts have "LANG=C" in them to run everything faster. Very Happy

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s
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Argolance


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PostPosted: Sun 21 Feb 2010, 19:41    Post subject:  
Hello!
Is there nothing else to do? Do any command or code line exist to get the actual locale of the system without using this $LANG variable? Can such a strange thing happen?
Thanks.
Regards.
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big_bass


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PostPosted: Sun 21 Feb 2010, 20:34    Post subject:  
Argolance


Code:

env


and see what is LANG=


I have this
LANG=en_US


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seaside

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PostPosted: Sun 21 Feb 2010, 23:56    Post subject:  
Argolance,

Since the "pinstall.sc" is under the control of the pet installer and the variable has been set to LANG=C, the normal LANG environment variable isn't seen.

An alternative is to put your code into a helper startup script which would run once when the program command is given.

The code runs properly when YOU run pinstall.sc in a terminal because "echo $LANG" will supply the default ENV LANG language.

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s
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PostPosted: Mon 22 Feb 2010, 10:10    Post subject:  
Argolance

this is better
Code:
 env |grep  "LANG="



if another script exported LANG=C
and you ran a child process from it you get it in the echo

I don't know what version your running or anything else about your code
but only from what little info you posted
the info I posted will pin point the problem

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big_bass


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PostPosted: Mon 22 Feb 2010, 10:10    Post subject:  
Argolance
well it double posted so
here's a new thought


Code:

 DEFAULTLANG=(`env |grep "LANG="`)

 if [   $DEFAULTLANG = "LANG=en_US" ]; then
               echo $DEFAULTLANG
     
 
 elif [   $DEFAULTLANG = "LANG=C" ]; then
               echo "you got borked :D"
               
 fi



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8-bit


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PostPosted: Tue 23 Feb 2010, 01:26    Post subject:  
I have been following along and I selected your (Big Bass) code snipit and pasted it in a terminal.
The result was "en_US"
That is the first time I have pasted multiple lines of code in a terminal anyway.
So I was curious.
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amigo

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PostPosted: Tue 23 Feb 2010, 04:25    Post subject:  
As seaside said, the installer sets LANG=C so that sorting is more predictable, so it's a 'bug' in the installer. There is a way around this. Insetad of exporting the LANG variable, it can be set only when needed:
LANG=C sort file > new-file
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PostPosted: Tue 23 Feb 2010, 10:06    Post subject:  
Hello everybody,
Thank you a lot for your replies!
... I finally gave up and my application will be installed in English by default! User can localize it through the application itself while simply clicking on a button... Nevertheless, please, I would like to know how to do this:
Quote:
LANG=C sort file > new-file
Need some explanations!
@big_bass
... Was curious about what 'borked' means. I found 'To have totally f...d something up'... Shocked Yes indeed but slightly, slightly!
Thank you!
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technosaurus


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PostPosted: Tue 23 Feb 2010, 13:29    Post subject:  
some longer scripts may set LANG=C for about a 5X speed increase (search Barry's blog for details)... but not save the original LANG and set it back to preferred ... perhaps the preferred language is also stored somewhere in /etc ????
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big_bass


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PostPosted: Tue 23 Feb 2010, 13:30    Post subject:  
Hey Argolance

give it another try after a cup of coffee


if you want some code to change locals heres a good link
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=51630

there's a lot of code there to sort through 16 pages Shocked
but you may just need to try it first

TIP : when you plan to try again post the code you are having problems with more people can offer
help / suggestions



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PostPosted: Tue 23 Feb 2010, 13:34    Post subject:  
Argolance,

Sorry you ran into this difficulty. The change that Amigo mentions "LANG=C sort file > new-file" would have to be made to the Petget installer program and not by your program.

As I mentioned before, you could provide a "helper" script alternative like this -

Rename your execute file to "ProgramName-bin"

Make up a script as follows: (pseudo code)
Code:
if not exist MARKERFILE; then
cp xxxx xxxx (your code)
echo >MARKERFILE
fi
ProgramName-bin


Name the script "ProgramName" , and put it in a program path directory.

This will run the setup copy code and establish the ENV LANG only once, and then execute the program.

Maybe big_bass will provide you with a more precise translation of "borked" than Google Very Happy

Cheers,
s
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