Re: multiple edits on one file?

[Frank Smith]

--On Wednesday, January 19, 2005 16:04:09 -0600 Don Harper <duck@duckland.org> 
wrote:

> Based on various classes being defined, I want to edit one file.
> 
> Now, given that I have three classes defined in a module
> [HaveGold,HaveBronze, and HaveGranite], I want to do something like
> this:
> 
>  any::
>   { /tmp/file
>      DeleteLinesContaining "/tmp"
>      AppendIfNoSuchLine "LABEL=/local"
>      DeleteLinesContaining "/gold"
>      DeleteLinesContaining "/ "
>      DeleteLinesContaining "/bronze"
>      DeleteLinesContaining "/granite"
>      AppendIfNoSuchLine "LABEL=/v-$(gold)"
>    }
> 
>   HaveBronze::
>    { /tmp/file
>      AppendIfNoSuchLine "LABEL=/v-$(bronze)"
>    }
> 
>   HaveGranite::
>    { /tmp/file
>      AppendIfNoSuchLine "LABEL=/v-$(granite)"
>    }
> 
> Now, the any:: section runs, just like it should.  But, the other two
> never run, even if one or both of the classes are defined.  The classes
> get defined from a module defined, and they are listed in
> AddInstallable.  Any clues?

Perhaps the locks are preventing the subsequent edits.  If
you run with debug enabled you would see a message to that
effect if that is what's happening here (something about
ifelapsed I believe).

Frank

> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Don
> 
> -- 
> Don Harper <duck@duckland.org>
> duckland.org




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