source: udev/contrib/common/helper.functions@ fdddbe2

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# Description : helper.functions
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# Authors     : Jim Gifford
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# Version     : 00.00
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# Notes       :
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# Find Logger
if [ -x /usr/bin/logger ]; then
        LOGGER=/usr/bin/logger
elif [ -x /bin/logger ]; then
        LOGGER=/bin/logger
else
        unset LOGGER
fi

# Output Routine
if [ -t 1 -o -z "$LOGGER" ]; then
        mesg () {
                echo "$@"
        }
else
        mesg () {
                $LOGGER -t $(basename $0)"[$$]" "$@"
        }
fi

debug_mesg () {
        test "$DEBUG" = "" -o "$DEBUG" = no && return
        mesg "$@"
}