delve

Author

Andrew Stitt

Copyright

2004 the Source Mage Team

Synopsis

Delve is a tool for running individual spell files during the build and install phase. This can be used as a debugging tool or to "force" a spell to be installed. Use with caution and keep your hands off if you dont know what you are doing.

function delve_log_helper()

Parameters:

None

Description

Loads OPTS and all the other log files to provide the appropriate environment for spell files

function delve_is_valid_step()

Parameters:

$1: name of step
$2: all the remaining parameters are numbers for which the step is valid

stdout

a complaint if the step is not valid

Description

Determines if a step is valid for the current spell if the BUILD_API number is not found in the parameter list complain and return 1

function delve_make_continuation()

Parameters:

$1: begin state
$2: end state

global

BUILD_API

Description

fill in the states from begin to end from the given BUILD_API

function process_parameters()

Parameters:

None

Description

fills in STATES, continue_start, continue_end, and FORCE as applicable

function main()

Parameters:

None

Description

This is obviously the main function of delve, it loads the spell figures out what states to run and then loops through them.