ken wrote, On 11/14/2009 07:37 PM:
> It's half a nice Saturday later and many attempts have brought no
> satisfaction. Maybe this can't be done.
>
> I'm trying to write a function which, when called from one function
> execute in another. In itself, that's not the problem. Rather, there's
> one built-in variable which is evaluated in the function definition and
> it's value is then set (too early).
>
<SNIP>
>
> I want the function Line to show the line number in the second file
> where it's executed, not the line number from the sourced function.
>
> Any mavens got the skinny on this?
As I understand the variable is interpreted from the perspective of the line of the file, and bash
does not inline the function.
A trick around it can be gotten with the following modification of your scripts.
---func-file----------------------
Line()
{
echo This is line "$MyLN" $@
}
#extra
#lines
#desired
#to
#show
#that
#execution
#not
#early, orig
#simply
#placed
#early
#in
#file
LineO()
{
echo This is line "$LINENO" $@
}
-------------------------
----main---------------------
#!/bin/bash
. ./func-file
MyLN=$LINENO Line ... it should be $LINENO
LineO ... it should be $LINENO
-------------------------
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Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter