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contrib/thunderbird-patch-inline: do not require /bin/bash to run

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MJMaxin john <maxin@maxinbjohn.info>
Date
Mar 29, 2011, 07:08 UTC
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contrib/thunderbird-patch-inline: do not require /bin/bash to run

Modified the patch by incorporating the suggestions from Ángel González <ingenit@zoho.com> and Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

Signed-off-by: Maxin B. John <maxin@maxinbjohn.info>
---
diff --git a/contrib/thunderbird-patch-inline/appp.sh
b/contrib/thunderbird-patch-inline/appp.sh
index cc518f3..1d109a5 100755
--- a/contrib/thunderbird-patch-inline/appp.sh
+++ b/contrib/thunderbird-patch-inline/appp.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 # Copyright 2008 Lukas Sandström <luksan@gmail.com>
 #
 # AppendPatch - A script to be used together with ExternalEditor
-# for Mozilla Thunderbird to properly include pathes inline i e-mails.
+# for Mozilla Thunderbird to properly include patches inline in e-mails.

 # ExternalEditor can be downloaded at http://globs.org/articles.php?lng=en&pg=2

@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ else
        cd > /dev/null
 fi

-PATCH=$(zenity --file-selection)
+#check whether zenity is present
+if ! type zenity >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+       exit 1
+fi
+
+PATCH=`zenity --file-selection`

 if [ "$?" != "0" ] ; then
        #zenity --error --text "No patchfile given."
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  1. Maxin johnMar 29, 2011
  2. Drew NorthupMar 30, 2011
  3. Drew NorthupMar 30, 2011

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