Fixed the Python help command.
authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:43:11 +0000 (20:43 +0000)
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:43:11 +0000 (20:43 +0000)
src/sst.py

index fe29b948d11870230dff7c043789bc50e9474b44..cfdfe383e254b43119b4b57a5a74f9b2b407969d 100644 (file)
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ ion how to modify (and how not to modify!) this code.
 """
 import os, sys, math, curses, time, readline, cPickle, random, copy, gettext, getpass
 
 """
 import os, sys, math, curses, time, readline, cPickle, random, copy, gettext, getpass
 
-SSTDOC         = "/usr/share/doc/sst/sst.doc"
-DOC_NAME       = "sst.doc"
+docpath        = (".", "../doc", "/usr/share/doc/sst")
 
 def _(str): return gettext.gettext(str)
 
 
 def _(str): return gettext.gettext(str)
 
@@ -5812,7 +5811,7 @@ def helpme():
        setwnd(message_window)
        if key == "IHEOL":
            return
        setwnd(message_window)
        if key == "IHEOL":
            return
-        if scanner.token in commands or scanner.token == "ABBREV":
+        if scanner.token.upper() in commands or scanner.token == "ABBREV":
            break
        skip(1)
        listCommands()
            break
        skip(1)
        listCommands()
@@ -5820,22 +5819,20 @@ def helpme():
        scanner.chew()
        skip(1)
     cmd = scanner.token.upper()
        scanner.chew()
        skip(1)
     cmd = scanner.token.upper()
-    try:
-        fp = open(SSTDOC, "r")
-    except IOError:
+    for directory in docpath:
         try:
         try:
-            fp = open(DOC_NAME, "r")
+            fp = open(os.path.join(directory, "sst.doc"), "r")
+            break
         except IOError:
         except IOError:
-            prout(_("Spock-  \"Captain, that information is missing from the"))
-            proutn(_("   computer. You need to find "))
-            proutn(DOC_NAME)
-            prout(_(" and put it in the"))
-            proutn(_("   current directory or to "))
-            proutn(SSTDOC)
-            prout(".\"")
-            # This used to continue: "You need to find SST.DOC and put 
-            # it in the current directory."
-            return
+            pass
+    else:
+        prout(_("Spock-  \"Captain, that information is missing from the"))
+        prout(_("   computer. You need to find sst.doc and put it somewhere"))
+        proutn(_("   in these directories: %s") % ":".join(docpath))
+        prout(".\"")
+        # This used to continue: "You need to find SST.DOC and put 
+        # it in the current directory."
+        return
     while True:
         linebuf = fp.readline()
        if linebuf == '':
     while True:
         linebuf = fp.readline()
        if linebuf == '':
@@ -5844,12 +5841,13 @@ def helpme():
            return
        if linebuf[0] == '%' and linebuf[1] == '%' and linebuf[2] == ' ':
             linebuf = linebuf[3:].strip()
            return
        if linebuf[0] == '%' and linebuf[1] == '%' and linebuf[2] == ' ':
             linebuf = linebuf[3:].strip()
-            if cmd == linebuf:
+            if cmd.upper() == linebuf:
                break
     skip(1)
     prout(_("Spock- \"Captain, I've found the following information:\""))
     skip(1)
                break
     skip(1)
     prout(_("Spock- \"Captain, I've found the following information:\""))
     skip(1)
-    while linebuf in fp:
+    while True:
+        linebuf = fp.readline()
         if "******" in linebuf:
            break
        proutn(linebuf)
         if "******" in linebuf:
            break
        proutn(linebuf)