#! /opt/bin/dash
#
# create desc() shell function from .desc-dev.list
#
echo "creating .desc-fn-dev from .desc-dev.list ..."

exec > .desc-fn-dev

echo "# translate field name to description
#
desc() { case \"\$1\" in"

while read name desc
do
  echo " ${name}) echo \"$desc\";;"
done < .desc-dev.list

echo " *) echo \"\$1\";;
esac
}"