_mkdist

#!/bin/sh
# Make distribution tarball of current directory
# Version 20141211

PROGRAM="_mkdist"
WORKDIR=$(pwd)
DISTDIR=$(basename "${WORKDIR}")
TIMESTR=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)
ARCHIVE="${DISTDIR}.${TIMESTR}.tar.gz"
SLEEP=1

if test "${1}"
then
    echo "${PROGRAM} - create tarball of working directory" >&2
    exit 1
fi

err()
{
    printf "\033[31mError:\033[0m ${1}\n" >&2
    if test "${2}"
    then
        printf "\n%s\n\n" "${2}"
    fi
    exit 1
}

# Go level UP
cd .. || err "failed to cd to parent directory"

# Archiving
ARCHIVE="${DISTDIR}.$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).tar.gz"

RESULT=$(tar cpzf "${ARCHIVE}" "${DISTDIR}" 2>&1)
STATUS=${?}

# Clip name
unset CLIPPED
if which xclip
then
    printf "$(pwd)/${ARCHIVE}" | xclip
    CLIPPED=" (xclipped)"
fi

if test ${STATUS} -eq 0
then
    # Success
    printf "\033[32mtarball created%s:\033[0m\n" "${CLIPPED}"
else
    if tar -tf "${ARCHIVE}" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
    then
        # Warning
        printf "\033[33mincomplete archive created%s:\033[0m\n" "${CLIPPED}"
    else
        # Error
        err "failed to create archive: ${ARCHIVE}" "${RESULT}"
        rm -f "${ARCHIVE}"
    fi
fi

test -f "${ARCHIVE}" && ls -l "${ARCHIVE}"