From e5d1b3df4de2ebaa6200619a7ccb872279ce0d81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mizou04 <1mizou1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2023 19:08:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] warn user that installation with --system flag will fail if
 she's not root

---
 share/ruby-install/ruby-install.sh | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/share/ruby-install/ruby-install.sh b/share/ruby-install/ruby-install.sh
index 83e634a5..e04df4be 100644
--- a/share/ruby-install/ruby-install.sh
+++ b/share/ruby-install/ruby-install.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,20 @@ function parse_ruby()
 	fi
 }
 
+#
+#Called when selecting --system flag                                                     
+#
+function ensure_is_sudo() {                                                                
+	local warn_c="\e[1;33;1m" #set color                                                    
+	local reset_c="\e[0m"     #unset color                                                  
+	if [[ UID != 0 ]]                                                                 
+	then                                                                                    
+		echo -e "${warn_c}you may need permissions before proceeding${reset_c}"               
+		exit                                                                                  
+	fi                                                                                      
+}
+
+
 #
 # Parses command-line options for ruby-install.
 #
@@ -123,6 +137,7 @@ function parse_options()
 				shift 2
 				;;
 			--system)
+				ensure_is_sudo
 				install_dir="$system_dir"
 				shift 1
 				;;