From 766f1845cbe2c6b3f67e7e9defed77018fba4931 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emile Clark-Boman <eclarkboman@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:47:12 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] add install script and g_aliases source-able file

---
 bin/g_aliases |  31 +++++++++++++++
 configure     | 104 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 135 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 bin/g_aliases
 create mode 100755 configure

diff --git a/bin/g_aliases b/bin/g_aliases
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8afb27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/g_aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# NOTE: This file is "incomplete"!
+# NOTE: You have two options:
+# NOTE:   1. run `./configure`
+# NOTE:   2. manually set `G_BIN_DIR`
+
+# WARNING: Variables patterned "AUTO_*" are automatically
+# WARNING: replaced during `install_g` by `./configure`.
+# WARNING: :: If you're setting them manually then make sure
+# WARNING: :: they expand to absolute paths (ie ~/.local/bin or /usr/local/bin)
+
+# === Configure g_aliases === #
+G_BIN_DIR="AUTO_G_BIN_DIR" # g binary directory
+# =========================== #
+
+# Add binary directory to PATH (if not already)
+if [ -d "$G_BIN_DIR" ] && [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$G_BIN_DIR:"* ]]; then
+    PATH="${PATH:+"$PATH:"}$G_BIN_DIR"
+fi
+
+# === g_aliases === #
+G="$G_BIN_DIR/g"
+alias g="$G"
+alias g!="$G !"
+alias g#="$G '#'" # avoid comment interpretation
+alias g+="$G +"
+alias g@="$G @"
+alias g^="$G ^"
+alias g^^="$G ^^"
+alias gdiff="$G diff"
+# ================= #
diff --git a/configure b/configure
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..38d5e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# He wrote this in BASH because he hates himself, apparently :(
+USAGE="Usage: ./configure [-g|--global] [-u|--uninstall] [-f|--force]"
+set -ue
+
+# === Configure Install === #
+INSTALL_PATH_HOME="$HOME/.local/bin"
+INSTALL_PATH_GLOBAL="/usr/local/bin"
+SCRIPT_PERM=555
+ALIASES_PERM=444
+# ========================= #
+
+# NOTE: since this last changed in 2015 its a really good unique identifier...
+# NOTE: (to avoid uninstalling other programs called g)
+G_IDENTIFIER="I'm writing this in BASH because I hate myself, apparently."
+
+# Filters filenames based on if the file contains the G_IDENTIFIER
+is_this_g() {
+  while read -r LOC; do
+    if [[ -d "$LOC" ]]; then
+      LOC="$LOC/g"
+    fi
+    grep -lF "$G_IDENTIFIER" "$LOC" 2>/dev/null
+  done <&0
+}
+
+# Finds absolute paths to all installed g binaries
+# (or the extremely rare case there are multiple)
+find_installed() {
+  (echo -e "$INSTALL_PATH_HOME\n$INSTALL_PATH_GLOBAL" && which -a g 2>/dev/null) \
+    | is_this_g
+  exit 0
+}
+
+# Escapes all / \ & characters in sed patterns
+escape_pattern() {
+  <<< "$1" sed -e 's/[\/&]/\\&/g'
+}
+
+install_g() {
+  local LOC=$1
+  local FORCE=$2
+  mkdir -p "$LOC"
+
+  FOUND=$(find_installed)
+  if [[ -n "$FOUND" && -z "$FORCE" ]]; then
+    echo "Failed: g already exists at:" $FOUND >&2
+    echo "   1. Run \`./configure --uninstall\` to remove, OR" >&2
+    echo "   2. Use \`--force\` to overwrite" >&2
+    exit 2
+  fi
+  
+  install -m "$SCRIPT_PERM" bin/g "$LOC/g"
+  install -m "$ALIASES_PERM" bin/g_aliases "$LOC/g_aliases"
+  # Format config strings for `g_aliases`
+  local G_BIN_DIR=$(escape_pattern "$LOC")
+  sed -i -e "s/AUTO_G_BIN_DIR/$G_BIN_DIR/g" "$LOC/g_aliases"
+  
+  echo "Installed bin/g -> $LOC/g"
+  echo "Installed bin/g_aliases -> $LOC/g_aliases"
+  echo -e "\n[+] To use the aliases, add this to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_aliases:"
+  echo "### source $LOC/g_aliases"
+}
+
+uninstall_g() {
+  local FOUND=""
+  while read -r LOC; do
+    local FOUND="1"
+    LOC=$(dirname "$LOC")
+    rm "$LOC/g" "$LOC/g_aliases"
+    rmdir "$LOC"
+    echo "Removed: $LOC/g"
+    echo "Removed: $LOC/g_aliases"
+  done < <(find_installed | uniq -u)
+
+  if [[ -z "$FOUND" ]]; then
+    echo "Failed: g was not found to be installed" >&2
+    exit 2
+  fi
+
+  echo -e "\nAliases are still bound!\nUse \`source ~/.bashrc\` or \`exec \`$SHELL\`"
+}
+
+INSTALL_PATH="$INSTALL_PATH_HOME"
+FORCE=
+for OPT in "$@"; do
+  case $OPT in
+    -g|--global)
+      INSTALL_PATH="$INSTALL_PATH_GLOBAL"
+      ;;
+    -u|--uninstall)
+      uninstall_g
+      exit 0 # non-zero will already propagate from `set -e`
+      ;;
+    -f|--force)
+      FORCE="1"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo -e "Unknown option $OPT\n$USAGE" >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+install_g "$INSTALL_PATH" "$FORCE"