replaced `` syntax with $();

added a 1-before-last line to the logfile indicating the uploaded package
(LATER use this to rename the logfile to something more meaningful;
FIRST wait whether everything still works...)

svn path=/trunk/; revision=10317

14 files changed, 79 insertions, 63 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/auto-build/auto-build-common b/scripts/auto-build/auto-build-common
index 73134d51..2c004316 100644
--- a/scripts/auto-build/auto-build-common
+++ b/scripts/auto-build/auto-build-common
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # these are common variables for the auto-build scripts
 
-HOSTNAME=`hostname | sed 's|\([a-zA-Z0-9-]\)\..*|\1|' | sed 'y|ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ|abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz|'`
-SYSTEM=`uname -s | sed 'y|ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ|abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz|'`
-DATE=`date +%Y-%m-%d`
-TIME=`date +%H.%M.%S`
+HOSTNAME=$(hostname | sed 's|\([a-zA-Z0-9-]\)\..*|\1|' | sed 'y|ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ|abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz|')
+SYSTEM=$(uname -s | sed 'y|ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ|abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz|')
+DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
+TIME=$(date +%H.%M.%S)
 
 ## the following creates a spam-bot that sends emails to an address that has not asked for it
 ## because of the spam-problem, i (jmz) have disabled it
diff --git a/scripts/auto-build/mail-mingw-log-hack.sh b/scripts/auto-build/mail-mingw-log-hack.sh
index 6b4a09cd..0c1d5d1d 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-build/mail-mingw-log-hack.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto-build/mail-mingw-log-hack.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ for logfile in $(ls -1 /var/www/auto-build/${DATE}/logs/${DATE}_*_mingw*.txt); d
 		if [ "x${RECIPIENT}" != "x" ]; then
 		  SUBJECT="autobuild: $distro $HOSTNAME $DATE $TIME"
 		  mailbody_on_failure "${logfile}" | mail -s "autobuild: $logfile" ${RECIPIENT}
-#		  tail -20 ${logfile} | mail -s "autobuild: $logfile" ${RECIPIENT}
 		fi
 	 fi
 done
diff --git a/scripts/auto-build/pd-devel-auto-builder.sh b/scripts/auto-build/pd-devel-auto-builder.sh
index b4a2a6d4..2bd4b94f 100644
--- a/scripts/auto-build/pd-devel-auto-builder.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto-build/pd-devel-auto-builder.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # the source dir where this script is
-SCRIPT_DIR=`echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')
 . $SCRIPT_DIR/auto-build-common
 
 # the name of this script
-SCRIPT=`echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g'`
+SCRIPT=$(echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g')
 
 case $SYSTEM in 
 	 linux)
diff --git a/scripts/auto-build/pd-extended-auto-builder.sh b/scripts/auto-build/pd-extended-auto-builder.sh
index 56824f28..d47d200b 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-build/pd-extended-auto-builder.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto-build/pd-extended-auto-builder.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 # this script is the first attempt to have an automated updater and builder
 
 # the source dir where this script is
-SCRIPT_DIR=`echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`
+## this could be done more easily with ${0%/*}
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')
 . $SCRIPT_DIR/auto-build-common
 
 # the name of this script
-SCRIPT=`echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g'`
+## this could be done more easily with ${0##*/}
+SCRIPT=$(echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g')
 
 BUILD_DIR=.
 case $SYSTEM in 
@@ -34,8 +36,9 @@ esac
 
 
 # convert into absolute path
-cd `echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`/../..
-auto_build_root_dir=`pwd`
+## shouldn't this use the ${SCRIPT_DIR} variable rather than call an external program?
+cd $(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')/../..
+auto_build_root_dir=$(pwd)
 echo "root: $auto_build_root_dir" 
 
 # let rsync handle the cleanup with --delete
@@ -63,11 +66,11 @@ upload_build ()
     build_folder=$2
     archive_format=$3
 	
-	archive=`ls -1 ${auto_build_root_dir}/packages/${platform_folder}/${build_folder}/Pd*.${archive_format} | tail -1`
+	archive=$(ls -1 ${auto_build_root_dir}/packages/${platform_folder}/${build_folder}/Pd*.${archive_format} | tail -1)
     
     echo "upload specs $1 $2 $3"
     echo "Uploading $archive"
-	upload_filename=`ls -1 ${archive} | sed "s|.*/\(.*\)\.${archive_format}|\1-${HOSTNAME}.${archive_format}|"`
+	upload_filename=$(ls -1 ${archive} | sed "s|.*/\(.*\)\.${archive_format}|\1-${HOSTNAME}.${archive_format}|")
 	if [ -e ${archive} ]; then
 		case $SYSTEM in 
 			mingw*)
@@ -76,12 +79,14 @@ upload_build ()
 					md5sum ${archive} > ${archive}.md5 && \
 					/c/cygwin/bin/sh -c \
 					"rsync -a ${archive}.md5 rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}.md5" && \
+					echo "successfully uploaded: ${upload_filename}" && \
 					echo SUCCESS
 				;;
 			*)
 				rsync -a ${archive} rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}  && \
 					md5sum ${archive} > ${archive}.md5 && \
 					rsync -a ${archive}.md5 rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}.md5  && \
+					echo "successfully uploaded: ${upload_filename}" && \
 					echo SUCCESS
 				;;
 		esac
diff --git a/scripts/auto-build/pd-extended-release-auto-builder.sh b/scripts/auto-build/pd-extended-release-auto-builder.sh
index 56824f28..b5500d7c 100644
--- a/scripts/auto-build/pd-extended-release-auto-builder.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto-build/pd-extended-release-auto-builder.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # this script is the first attempt to have an automated updater and builder
 
 # the source dir where this script is
-SCRIPT_DIR=`echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')
 . $SCRIPT_DIR/auto-build-common
 
 # the name of this script
-SCRIPT=`echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g'`
+SCRIPT=$(echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g')
 
 BUILD_DIR=.
 case $SYSTEM in 
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ esac
 
 
 # convert into absolute path
-cd `echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`/../..
-auto_build_root_dir=`pwd`
+cd $(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')/../..
+auto_build_root_dir=$(pwd)
 echo "root: $auto_build_root_dir" 
 
 # let rsync handle the cleanup with --delete
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ upload_build ()
     build_folder=$2
     archive_format=$3
 	
-	archive=`ls -1 ${auto_build_root_dir}/packages/${platform_folder}/${build_folder}/Pd*.${archive_format} | tail -1`
+	archive=$(ls -1 ${auto_build_root_dir}/packages/${platform_folder}/${build_folder}/Pd*.${archive_format} | tail -1)
     
     echo "upload specs $1 $2 $3"
     echo "Uploading $archive"
-	upload_filename=`ls -1 ${archive} | sed "s|.*/\(.*\)\.${archive_format}|\1-${HOSTNAME}.${archive_format}|"`
+	upload_filename=$(ls -1 ${archive} | sed "s|.*/\(.*\)\.${archive_format}|\1-${HOSTNAME}.${archive_format}|")
 	if [ -e ${archive} ]; then
 		case $SYSTEM in 
 			mingw*)
@@ -76,12 +76,14 @@ upload_build ()
 					md5sum ${archive} > ${archive}.md5 && \
 					/c/cygwin/bin/sh -c \
 					"rsync -a ${archive}.md5 rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}.md5" && \
+                                        echo "successfully uploaded: ${upload_filename}" && \
 					echo SUCCESS
 				;;
 			*)
 				rsync -a ${archive} rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}  && \
 					md5sum ${archive} > ${archive}.md5 && \
 					rsync -a ${archive}.md5 rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}.md5  && \
+                                        echo "successfully uploaded: ${upload_filename}" && \
 					echo SUCCESS
 				;;
 		esac
diff --git a/scripts/auto-build/pd-main+libs-auto-builder.sh b/scripts/auto-build/pd-main+libs-auto-builder.sh
index b1fef626..4413884e 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-build/pd-main+libs-auto-builder.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto-build/pd-main+libs-auto-builder.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # this script is the first attempt to have an automated updater and builder
 
 # the source dir where this script is
-SCRIPT_DIR=`echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')
 . $SCRIPT_DIR/auto-build-common
 
 # the name of this script
-SCRIPT=`echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g'`
+SCRIPT=$(echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g')
 
 BUILD_DIR=.
 case $SYSTEM in 
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ esac
 
 
 # convert into absolute path
-cd `echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`/../..
-auto_build_root_dir=`pwd`
+cd $(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')/../..
+auto_build_root_dir=$(pwd)
 echo "root: $auto_build_root_dir" 
 
 # let rsync handle the cleanup with --delete
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ upload_build ()
     
     echo "upload specs $1 $2 $3"
     echo "Uploading $archive"
-	 upload_filename=`ls -1 ${archive} | sed "s|.*/\(.*\)\.${archive_format}|\1-${HOSTNAME}.${archive_format}|"`
+	 upload_filename=$(ls -1 ${archive} | sed "s|.*/\(.*\)\.${archive_format}|\1-${HOSTNAME}.${archive_format}|")
 	 case $SYSTEM in 
 		  mingw*)
 				test -e ${archive} && /c/cygwin/bin/sh -c \
-					 "rsync -a ${archive} rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}" &&\
+					 "rsync -a ${archive} rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}" && \
+					 echo "successfully uploaded: ${upload_filename}" && \
 					 echo SUCCESS
 				;;
 		  *)
 				test -e ${archive} && rsync -a ${archive} \
 					 rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}  && \
+					 echo "successfully uploaded: ${upload_filename}" && \
 					 echo SUCCESS
 				;;
 		  esac
diff --git a/scripts/auto-build/pd-main-auto-builder.sh b/scripts/auto-build/pd-main-auto-builder.sh
index 6676878b..c494b029 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-build/pd-main-auto-builder.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto-build/pd-main-auto-builder.sh
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # the source dir where this script is
-SCRIPT_DIR=`echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')
 . $SCRIPT_DIR/auto-build-common
 
 # the name of this script
-SCRIPT=`echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g'`
+SCRIPT=$(echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g')
 
 case $SYSTEM in 
 	 linux)
 		  configure_options="--enable-alsa --enable-jack"
-		  platform_name=`uname -m`
+		  platform_name=$(uname -m)
 		  ;;
 	 darwin)
 		  configure_options=""
-		  platform_name=`uname -p`
+		  platform_name=$(uname -p)
 		  ;;
 	 mingw*)
 		  configure_options=""
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ case $SYSTEM in
 esac
 
 # convert into absolute path
-cd `echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`/../..
-auto_build_root_dir=`pwd`
+cd $(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')/../..
+auto_build_root_dir=$(pwd)
 echo "root: $auto_build_root_dir" 
 
 
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ rsync -av --delete rsync://128.238.56.50/distros/pd-main/ \
 case $SYSTEM in 
 	 darwin)
 		  archive_format=dmg
-		  archive=`ls -1 ${auto_build_root_dir}/packages/darwin_app/Pd*.dmg`
-		  upload_filename=`ls -1 ${archive} | sed "s|.*/\(.*\)\.${archive_format}|\1-${HOSTNAME}.${archive_format}|"`
+		  archive=$(ls -1 ${auto_build_root_dir}/packages/darwin_app/Pd*.dmg)
+		  upload_filename=$(ls -1 ${archive} | sed "s|.*/\(.*\)\.${archive_format}|\1-${HOSTNAME}.${archive_format}|")
 		  cd ${auto_build_root_dir}/packages/darwin_app/
 		  make package_clean
 		  make test_locations
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ case $SYSTEM in
 				make package && \
 				rsync -a ${archive} \
 				rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename} && \
+                                echo "successfully uploaded: ${upload_filename}" && \
 				echo SUCCESS
 		  ;;
 	 *)
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ case $SYSTEM in
 				tar cjf $package_name pd && \
 				rsync -a ${package_name} rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/ && \
 				rm -f -- ${package_name} && \
+                                echo "successfully uploaded: ${package_name}" && \
 				echo SUCCESS
 		  ;;
 esac
diff --git a/scripts/auto-build/pd-puredyne-auto-builder.sh b/scripts/auto-build/pd-puredyne-auto-builder.sh
index 366428ff..c50a2227 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-build/pd-puredyne-auto-builder.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto-build/pd-puredyne-auto-builder.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # this script is the first attempt to have an automated updater and builder
 
 # the source dir where this script is
-SCRIPT_DIR=`echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')
 . $SCRIPT_DIR/auto-build-common
 
 # the name of this script
-SCRIPT=`echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g'`
+SCRIPT=$(echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g')
 
 BUILD_DIR=.
 case $SYSTEM in 
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ esac
 
 
 # convert into absolute path
-cd `echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`/../..
-auto_build_root_dir=`pwd`
+cd $(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')/../..
+auto_build_root_dir=$(pwd)
 echo "root: $auto_build_root_dir" 
 
 # let rsync handle the cleanup with --delete
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ upload_build ()
     
     echo "upload specs $1 $2 $3"
     echo "Uploading $archive"
-	 upload_filename=`ls -1 ${archive} | sed "s|.*/\(.*\)\.${archive_format}|\1-${HOSTNAME}.${archive_format}|"`
+	 upload_filename=$(ls -1 ${archive} | sed "s|.*/\(.*\)\.${archive_format}|\1-${HOSTNAME}.${archive_format}|")
 	 case $SYSTEM in 
 		  mingw*)
 				test -e ${archive} && /c/cygwin/bin/sh -c \
 					 "rsync -a ${archive} rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}" &&\
+                                         echo "successfully uploaded: ${upload_filename}" && \
 					 echo SUCCESS
 				;;
 		  *)
 				test -e ${archive} && rsync -a ${archive} \
 					 rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}  && \
+                                         echo "successfully uploaded: ${upload_filename}" && \
 					 echo SUCCESS
 				;;
 		  esac
diff --git a/scripts/auto-build/prep-auto-build-upload b/scripts/auto-build/prep-auto-build-upload
index fc086428..8cbc4b67 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-build/prep-auto-build-upload
+++ b/scripts/auto-build/prep-auto-build-upload
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 # prepare a directory per date for the auto-builders to upload to
 
-HOSTNAME=`hostname`
-SYSTEM=`uname -s`
-DATE=`date +%Y-%m-%d`
-TIME=`date +%H.%M.%S`
-SCRIPT=`echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g'`
+HOSTNAME=$(hostname)
+SYSTEM=$(uname -s)
+DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
+TIME=$(date +%H.%M.%S)
+SCRIPT=$(echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g')
 LOGFILE=/home/pd/logs/${DATE}_${TIME}_-_${SCRIPT}_-_${SYSTEM}.txt
 
 #BUILD_ROOT="/var/www/auto-build"
diff --git a/scripts/auto-build/pure-data-rsync b/scripts/auto-build/pure-data-rsync
index 96889a52..9fed6bcc 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-build/pure-data-rsync
+++ b/scripts/auto-build/pure-data-rsync
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # rsync the CVS source files from SourceForge to make a local copy
 
 # the source dir where this script is
-SCRIPT_DIR=`echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')
 . $SCRIPT_DIR/auto-build-common
 
 # the name of this script
-SCRIPT=`echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g'`
+SCRIPT=$(echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g')
 
 LOGFILE=/home/pd/logs/${DATE}_${TIME}_-_${SCRIPT}_-_${SYSTEM}.txt
 
diff --git a/scripts/auto-build/pure-data-rsync-checkout b/scripts/auto-build/pure-data-rsync-checkout
index 7d15adec..b34c44b3 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-build/pure-data-rsync-checkout
+++ b/scripts/auto-build/pure-data-rsync-checkout
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # update from the local CVS repository
 
 # the source dir where this script is
-SCRIPT_DIR=`echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')
 . $SCRIPT_DIR/auto-build-common
 
 # the name of this script
-SCRIPT=`echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g'`
+SCRIPT=$(echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g')
 LOGFILE=/home/pd/logs/${DATE}_${TIME}_-_${SCRIPT}_-_${SYSTEM}.txt
 
 update_distro ()
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ update_distro ()
 touch $LOGFILE
 
 for dir in /home/pd/rsync/*; do 
-	 dirname=`echo $dir | sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|'`
+	 dirname=$(echo $dir | sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|')
 	 test -e $dir/scripts/update-developer-layout.sh && \
 		  update_distro $dirname
 done
diff --git a/scripts/auto-build/run-automated-builder b/scripts/auto-build/run-automated-builder
index f96608c6..1c4b5f3b 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-build/run-automated-builder
+++ b/scripts/auto-build/run-automated-builder
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ PATH="${PATH}:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin"
 export PATH
 
 # the source dir where this script is
-SCRIPT_DIR=`echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')
 . $SCRIPT_DIR/auto-build-common
 
 # the name of this script
-SCRIPT=`echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g'`
+SCRIPT=$(echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g')
 
 mailbody_on_failure () {
  ## this is a somewhat simplistic expression to detect error-lines
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ run_build_script ()
 {
 	 distro=$1
 
-	## LATER: make the uploaded ${LOGFILE} (name) be consistent with the uploaded package-file (name)
+         ## LATER: make the uploaded ${LOGFILE} (name) be consistent with the uploaded package-file (name)
 	 LOGFILE=${HOME}/logs/${DATE}_${TIME}_${SYSTEM}_${HOSTNAME}_${distro}_${SCRIPT}.txt
 	 touch ${LOGFILE} 
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ run_build_script ()
 	 esac
 
 # send status report if something failed
-	 completion_test=`tail -1 ${LOGFILE}`
+	 completion_test=$(tail -1 ${LOGFILE})
 	 if [ "x${completion_test}" != "xSUCCESS" ]; then
 		if [ "x${RECIPIENT}" != "x" ]; then
 		  SUBJECT="autobuild: $distro $HOSTNAME $DATE $TIME"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ run_build_script ()
 }
 
 for dir in ${HOME}/auto-build/*; do 
-	 dirname=`echo $dir | sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|'`
+	 dirname=$(echo $dir | sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|')
 	 test -e $dir/scripts/auto-build/${dirname}-auto-builder.sh && \
 		  run_build_script $dirname
 done
diff --git a/scripts/auto-build/tcltk_core-8-4-branch_auto-builder.sh b/scripts/auto-build/tcltk_core-8-4-branch_auto-builder.sh
index 64b3c158..0b05743b 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-build/tcltk_core-8-4-branch_auto-builder.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto-build/tcltk_core-8-4-branch_auto-builder.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 # this script is the first attempt to have an automated updater and builder
 
 # the source dir where this script is
-SCRIPT_DIR=`echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')
 . $SCRIPT_DIR/auto-build-common
 
 # the name of this script
-SCRIPT=`echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g'`
+SCRIPT=$(echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g')
 
 
 # convert into absolute path
-cd `echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`
-auto_build_root_dir=`pwd`
+cd $(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')
+auto_build_root_dir=$(pwd)
 echo "root: $auto_build_root_dir" 
 
 # let rsync handle the cleanup with --delete
@@ -63,16 +63,18 @@ upload_build ()
     
     echo "upload specs $1 $2 $3"
     echo "Uploading $archive"
-	 upload_filename=`ls -1 ${archive} | sed "s|.*/\(.*\)\.${archive_format}|\1-${HOSTNAME}.${archive_format}|"`
+	 upload_filename=$(ls -1 ${archive} | sed "s|.*/\(.*\)\.${archive_format}|\1-${HOSTNAME}.${archive_format}|")
 	 case $SYSTEM in 
 		  mingw*)
 				test -e ${archive} && /c/cygwin/bin/sh -c \
 					 "rsync -a ${archive} rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}" &&\
+                                         echo "successfully uploaded: ${upload_filename}" && \
 					 echo SUCCESS
 				;;
 		  *)
 				test -e ${archive} && rsync -a ${archive} \
 					 rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}  && \
+                                         echo "successfully uploaded: ${upload_filename}" && \
 					 echo SUCCESS
 				;;
 		  esac
diff --git a/scripts/auto-build/tcltk_core-8-5-branch_auto-builder.sh b/scripts/auto-build/tcltk_core-8-5-branch_auto-builder.sh
index 15add4b3..f4cc7852 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-build/tcltk_core-8-5-branch_auto-builder.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto-build/tcltk_core-8-5-branch_auto-builder.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 # this script is the first attempt to have an automated updater and builder
 
 # the source dir where this script is
-SCRIPT_DIR=`echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')
 . $SCRIPT_DIR/auto-build-common
 
 # the name of this script
-SCRIPT=`echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g'`
+SCRIPT=$(echo $0| sed 's|.*/\(.*\)|\1|g')
 
 
 # convert into absolute path
-cd `echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|'`
-auto_build_root_dir=`pwd`
+cd $(echo $0 | sed 's|\(.*\)/.*$|\1|')
+auto_build_root_dir=$(pwd)
 echo "root: $auto_build_root_dir" 
 
 # let rsync handle the cleanup with --delete
@@ -63,16 +63,18 @@ upload_build ()
     
     echo "upload specs $1 $2 $3"
     echo "Uploading $archive"
-	 upload_filename=`ls -1 ${archive} | sed "s|.*/\(.*\)\.${archive_format}|\1-${HOSTNAME}.${archive_format}|"`
+	 upload_filename=$(ls -1 ${archive} | sed "s|.*/\(.*\)\.${archive_format}|\1-${HOSTNAME}.${archive_format}|")
 	 case $SYSTEM in 
 		  mingw*)
 				test -e ${archive} && /c/cygwin/bin/sh -c \
 					 "rsync -a ${archive} rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}" &&\
+                                         echo "successfully uploaded: ${upload_filename}" && \
 					 echo SUCCESS
 				;;
 		  *)
 				test -e ${archive} && rsync -a ${archive} \
 					 rsync://128.238.56.50/upload/${DATE}/${upload_filename}  && \
+                                         echo "successfully uploaded: ${upload_filename}" && \
 					 echo SUCCESS
 				;;
 		  esac