--- gentoo-vdr-scripts/usr/lib/vdr/rcscript/pre-start-40-create-commands-conf.sh.old	2005-08-13 13:56:13.000000000 +0200
+++ gentoo-vdr-scripts/usr/lib/vdr/rcscript/pre-start-40-create-commands-conf.sh	2005-08-13 12:46:37.000000000 +0200
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	local bname="${1}"
 	local order="${2}"
 	local file="${CONFIG}/${bname}.conf"
-	local newfile="/var/vdr/${bname}.conf"
+	local mergedfile="/var/vdr/${bname}.conf"
 	local sdir="/etc/vdr/${bname}"
 
 	if [[ ! -L "${file}" ]]; then
@@ -12,14 +12,16 @@
 			einfo "Saved original ${file} as ${file}.backup"
 		fi
 
-		ln -s "../../${newfile}" "${file}"
+		ln -s "../../${mergedfile}" "${file}"
 	fi
 
-	if ! rm "${newfile}"; then
-		ewarn "Could not change ${newfile}"
-		return
+	if [[ -f "${mergedfile}" ]]; then
+		if ! rm "${mergedfile}"; then
+			ewarn "Could not change ${mergedfile}"
+			return
+		fi
 	fi
-	cat > "${newfile}" <<-EOT
+	cat > "${mergedfile}" <<-EOT
 	# Warning: Do not change this file.
 	# This file is generated automatically by /etc/init.d/vdr.
 	# Change the source files under ${sdir}.
@@ -29,15 +31,17 @@
 	SFILES=$(echo /etc/vdr/${bname}/${bname}.*.conf)
 	for f in ${SFILES}; do
 		[[ -f "${f}" ]] || continue
-		echo "# source : ${f}" >> "${newfile}"
-		cat "${f}" >> "${newfile}"
-		echo >> "${newfile}"
+		echo "# source : ${f}" >> "${mergedfile}"
+		cat "${f}" >> "${mergedfile}"
+		echo >> "${mergedfile}"
 	done
 }
 
+ebegin "preparing vdr config files"
 if [[ ! -d /var/vdr ]]; then
-	ewarn "directory /var/vdr does not exist"
-else
-	create_commands_conf commands "${ORDER_COMMANDS}"
-	create_commands_conf reccmds "${ORDER_RECCMDS}"
+	mkdir -p /var/vdr
+	ewarn "created /var/vdr"
 fi
+create_commands_conf commands "${ORDER_COMMANDS}"
+create_commands_conf reccmds "${ORDER_RECCMDS}"
+eend 0