update

default.inc

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ redhat_derivative () {
 }
 
 detect_os () {
-	local -n myresult="$1" || return 1
+	local -n __resultvar="$1" || return 1
-	echo MACH=`uname -m`
+	__resultvar[MACH]=`uname -m`
 	if [ -f /etc/redhat-release ] ; then
 		echo DISTRIBUTION=redhat
         echo FAMILY=rh
@@ -88,16 +88,16 @@ detect_os () {
  		echo REV=`cat /etc/mandrake-release | sed s/.*release\ // | sed s/\ .*//`
         echo FAMILY=rh
 	elif [ -f /etc/debian_version ] ; then
-        echo DISTRIBUTION=debian
+        __resultvar[DISTRIBUTION]=debian
-        echo FAMILY=debian
+        __resultvar[FAMILY]=debian
 	    if which lsb_release 2>&1 > /dev/null ; then
-	        echo DERIVATIVE=`lsb_release --id --short 2> /dev/null`
+	        __resultvar[DERIVATIVE]=`lsb_release --id --short 2> /dev/null`
-	        echo RELEASE=`lsb_release --release --short 2> /dev/null`
+	        __resultvar[RELEASE]=`lsb_release --release --short 2> /dev/null`
-	        echo CODENAME=`lsb_release --codename --short 2> /dev/null`
+	        __resultvar[CODENAME]=`lsb_release --codename --short 2> /dev/null`
 	    else
-	        echo DERIVATIVE=unknown
+	        __resultvar[DERIVATIVE]=unknown
-	        echo RELEASE=`cat /etc/debian_version`
+	        __resultvar[RELEASE]=`cat /etc/debian_version`
-	        echo CODENAME=unknown
+	        __resultvar[CODENAME]=unknown
 	    fi
     elif [ -f /etc/UnitedLinux-release ]; then
         echo DISTRIBUTION="united"

test.sh

@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ fi
 
 detect_os OS
 
-echo $OS
+declare -p $OS