X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/ab6a6ff3011244795eb920cc577114776f57d63f..ef1ba39e8dae81091b6c3e73e72825ef6edea3c6:/tools/showbuildenv

diff --git a/tools/showbuildenv b/tools/showbuildenv
index e12bfe35..5eec6ee8 100755
--- a/tools/showbuildenv
+++ b/tools/showbuildenv
@@ -9,16 +9,35 @@
 # This script should *only* report basic information about the build
 # environment, and only that necessary to reproduce the build
 # environment.
+#
+# FIXME: Document meaning of script's exit status, if any.
+# It jumps through hoops with `|| true' despite not using `set -e'.
 
 offset () {
-    sed -e 's/^/    /'
+    sed -e '/./s/^/    /' "$@"
 }
+
 header () {
     echo
-    echo $*
+    echo "$@"
     echo
 }
 
+# os-release is the new s*stemd standard.  Then it's the more unique
+# ones with redhat-release bringing up the rear because other platforms
+# also use that to placate broken logic that use its prescence as a
+# use-RPM test.
+for f in \
+    /etc/os-release /etc/arch-release /etc/debian_version \
+    /etc/fedora-release /etc/gentoo-release /etc/redhat-release \
+    /etc/lsb-release \
+    ; do
+    test -f $f || continue
+    header $f
+    offset $f
+    break
+done
+
 os=`uname`
 
 for i in a m p r s v; do
@@ -47,8 +66,4 @@ case ${os} in
 	(pkg info 2>/dev/null | offset) || true
 	(pkg_info 2>/dev/null | offset) || true
 	;;
-
-    Linux)
-        header Linux distribution:
-        (lsb_release -a 2>&1 | offset) || true
 esac