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creslin

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Registered: 2008-10-04

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[solved] What does this do in .install files? op=$1; shift; $op $*

I see a lot of packages with .install files that have code like this.  What does it do exactly, and when is it needed?  TIA.

op=$1
shift
$op $*

op=$1
shift
[ "$(type -t "$op")" = "function" ] && $op "$@"

Last edited by creslin (2008-10-10 15:39:30)

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Allan

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Re: [solved] What does this do in .install files? op=$1; shift; $op $*

There are relics from a time when install files needed them.  Now, they are not needed in the install file.

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creslin

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Registered: 2008-10-04

Posts: 241

Re: [solved] What does this do in .install files? op=$1; shift; $op $*

Ah thanks

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