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--- a/functions.sh
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@@ -48,6 +48,48 @@ chdir()
}
#
+# Considers the first parameter as an URL then attempts to fetch it with either
+# curl(1) or wget(1). If the URL does not contain a scheme then the https://
+# scheme shall be presumed. Both utilities shall be invoked in a manner that
+# suppresses all output unless an error occurs, and whereby HTTP redirections
+# are honoured. Upon success, the body of the response shall be printed to the
+# standard output. Otherwise, the return value shall be greater than 0.
+#
+fetch()
+{
+ if hash curl 2>/dev/null; then
+ fetch()
+ {
+ if [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; then
+ # Discard any extraneous parameters.
+ set -- "$1"
+ fi
+ curl -f -sS -L --connect-timeout 10 --proto-default https -- "$@"
+ }
+ elif hash wget 2>/dev/null; then
+ fetch()
+ {
+ if [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; then
+ # Discard any extraneous parameters.
+ case $1 in
+ ''|ftp://*|ftps://*|https://*)
+ set -- "$1"
+ ;;
+ *)
+ set -- "https://$1"
+ esac
+ fi
+ wget -nv -O - --connect-timeout 10 -- "$@"
+ }
+ else
+ warn "fetch: this function requires that curl or wget to be installed"
+ return 127
+ fi
+
+ fetch "$@"
+}
+
+#
# Determines whether the current shell is a subprocess of portage.
#
from_portage()