Hi there. I've patched dircolors to support the rc shell syntax. The source code I used was coreutils 5.97 from the GNU Debian's apt-get etch source repository. If I can help with anything else, shoot me a line.
http://math.utoledo.edu/~dbastos/files/patch/rc-dircolors-patch.diff For an immediate overview: --- ./dircolors.c 2005-11-06 03:36:03.000000000 -0500 +++ ./rc-dircolors.c 2007-12-23 15:19:21.000000000 -0500 @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ enum Shell_syntax { SHELL_SYNTAX_BOURNE, SHELL_SYNTAX_C, + SHELL_SYNTAX_RC, SHELL_SYNTAX_UNKNOWN }; @@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ static struct option const long_options[ {"sh", no_argument, NULL, 'b'}, {"csh", no_argument, NULL, 'c'}, {"c-shell", no_argument, NULL, 'c'}, + {"rc", no_argument, NULL, 'r'}, + {"plan9-shell", no_argument, NULL, 'r'}, {"print-database", no_argument, NULL, 'p'}, {GETOPT_HELP_OPTION_DECL}, {GETOPT_VERSION_OPTION_DECL}, @@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ Output commands to set the LS_COLORS env Determine format of output:\n\ -b, --sh, --bourne-shell output Bourne shell code to set LS_COLORS\n\ -c, --csh, --c-shell output C shell code to set LS_COLORS\n\ + -r, --rc, --plan9-shell output rc shell code to set LS_COLORS\n\ -p, --print-database output defaults\n\ "), stdout); fputs (HELP_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout); @@ -125,8 +129,7 @@ For details on the format of these files exit (status); } -/* If the SHELL environment variable is set to `csh' or `tcsh,' - assume C shell. Else Bourne shell. */ +/* Decide which shell syntax to use */ static enum Shell_syntax guess_shell_syntax (void) @@ -142,6 +145,9 @@ guess_shell_syntax (void) if (STREQ (shell, "csh") || STREQ (shell, "tcsh")) return SHELL_SYNTAX_C; + if (STREQ (shell, "rc")) + return SHELL_SYNTAX_RC; + return SHELL_SYNTAX_BOURNE; } @@ -416,7 +422,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) atexit (close_stdout); - while ((optc = getopt_long (argc, argv, "bcp", long_options, NULL)) != -1) + while ((optc = getopt_long (argc, argv, "bcpr", long_options, NULL)) != -1) switch (optc) { case 'b': /* Bourne shell syntax. */ @@ -427,6 +433,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) syntax = SHELL_SYNTAX_C; break; + case 'r': /* rc shell syntax. */ + syntax = SHELL_SYNTAX_RC; + break; + case 'p': print_database = true; break; @@ -442,8 +452,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) argc -= optind; argv += optind; - /* It doesn't make sense to use --print with either of - --bourne or --c-shell. */ + /* It doesn't make sense to use --print with a shell syntax */ if (print_database && syntax != SHELL_SYNTAX_UNKNOWN) { error (0, 0, @@ -502,6 +511,11 @@ to select a shell syntax are mutually ex prefix = "LS_COLORS='"; suffix = "';\nexport LS_COLORS\n"; } + else if (syntax == SHELL_SYNTAX_RC) + { + prefix = "LS_COLORS='"; + suffix = "'\n"; + } else { prefix = "setenv LS_COLORS '"; _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
