Ben Peart <benpeart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > +if test -n "$GIT_FSMONITOR_TEST" > +then > + if test -n "$GIT_TEST_FSMONITOR" > + then > + echo "warning: the GIT_FSMONITOR_TEST variable has been renamed to GIT_TEST_FSMONITOR" > + else > + echo "error: the GIT_FSMONITOR_TEST variable has been renamed to GIT_TEST_FSMONITOR" > + exit 1 > + fi > +fi I would have expected that, because we are now doing multiple pairs of variables in a single series, we would add a helper function that can be called like so: check_var_migration GIT_FSMONITOR_TEST GIT_TEST_FSMONITOR in the earliest step. Perhaps something like this. check_var_migration () { old_name=$1 new_name=$2 eval "old_isset=\${${old_name}:+isset}" eval "new_isset=\${${new_name}:+isset}" case "$old_isset,$new_isset" in isset,) echo >&2 "error: $old_name is now $new_name" exit 1 ;; isset,isset) # enable this, once $old_name no longer is valid anywhere # echo >&2 "warning: $old_name is now $new_name" # echo >&2 "hint: remove $old_name" ;; esac }