*** no comment ***

run_verify.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# This script can be from cron to regularly verify that Ledger is
+# sane.  Such a cron entry might look like this, assuming you keep a
+# recent working tree in ~/src/ledger, and that you want all of the
+# temporary build products kept in /tmp:
+#
+#   0 0 * * * $HOME/src/ledger/run_verify.sh /tmp
+#
+# Note that this script should be run as root!  Also, whether on
+# success or failure the build log and build products are left in the
+# temporary directory for later examination if desired.
+
 SRCDIR=$(dirname $0)
 
 if [ -n "$1" -a -d "$1" ]; then
@@ -12,4 +23,6 @@ cd $TMPDIR || exit 1
 
 cp -p "$SRCDIR"/verify.sh . || exit 1
 
-./verify.sh > verify.out 2>&1 || (cat verify.out; exit 1)
+(./verify.sh > verify.out 2>&1 || (cat verify.out; exit 1))
+
+rm -f verify.sh

verify.sh

@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# This script can be from cron to regularly verify that Ledger is
-# sane.  Such a cron entry might look like this, assuming you keep a
-# recent working tree in ~/src/ledger.
-#
-#   0 0 * * * $HOME/src/ledger/run_verify.sh /tmp
-
 MY_CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include/boost -I/sw/include"
 MY_LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib -L/sw/lib"
 
@@ -21,7 +15,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ -d $TMPDIR/ledger ]; then
-    sudo rm -fr $TMPDIR/ledger || exit 1
+    rm -fr $TMPDIR/ledger || exit 1
 fi
 
 cd $TMPDIR || exit 1