update

default.inc

@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ detect_os () {
 	__resultvar[MACH]=`uname -m`
 	if [ -f /etc/redhat-release ] ; then
 		echo DISTRIBUTION=redhat
-        echo FAMILY=rh
 	    local FILE=/etc/redhat-release
 	    grep -i 'red.*hat.*enterprise.*linux' $FILE 2>&1 > /dev/null && { echo  DERIVATIVE=rhel; return; }
 	    grep -i 'red.*hat.*linux' $FILE 2>&1 > /dev/null && { echo DERIVATIVE=rh; return; }
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ detect_os () {
         echo FAMILY=rh
 	elif [ -f /etc/debian_version ] ; then
         __resultvar[DISTRIBUTION]=debian
-        __resultvar[FAMILY]=debian
 	    if which lsb_release 2>&1 > /dev/null ; then
 	        __resultvar[DERIVATIVE]=`lsb_release --id --short 2> /dev/null`
 	        __resultvar[RELEASE]=`lsb_release --release --short 2> /dev/null`

test.sh

@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ fi
 
 
 
-detect_os OS
+function myfunc()
+{
+    local -n myresult="$1" || return 1
+	myresult[0]="a"
+	myresult[1]="b"
+	myresult[2]="c"
+	myresult[3]="d"
+	myresult[4]="e"
+}
+
+# call function that constructs the array with the array name
+myfunc targetvalue
+# display it
+declare -p targetvalue
 
-echo $OS