Re: [gentoo-dev] how to use die() and assert_true_or_die()

[Daniel Robbins]

On Sun, Aug 12, 2001 at 04:41:53AM -0400, Chris Houser wrote:

> --- assert_true_or_die() --
> This function is meant to be used when you don't want to make long
> commands even longer by adding the "|| die" syntax.  To use it, simply
> add the function call after the command you want to check:
>
>     ./configure ${myvar} --prefix=/usr --host=${CHOST}
>     assert_true_or_die "Bad configure"
>
> Note that using the function this way doesn't allow you to check
> multiple commands in a pipeline the way die() does.

The "assert_true_or_die" function has been officially renamed to "assert".

Best Regards,

-- 
Daniel Robbins					<drobbins@g.o>
Chief Architect/President			http://www.gentoo.org 
Gentoo Technologies, Inc.