remove panic's

2 files changed, 25 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/argv.Print.go b/argv.Print.go
index 68c2391..a35d380 100644
--- a/argv.Print.go
+++ b/argv.Print.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/cobol"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/config"
 )
 
 func (pb *Argv) Debugf(fmts string, parts ...any) {
@@ -67,9 +68,28 @@ func PrintStddbg() {
 	if !me.debug {
 		return
 	}
+	if config.Exists("/tmp/argv.debug") {
+		PrintStddbgFile()
+		return
+	}
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(PB.Stddbg), "\n")
+	if len(lines) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\n")
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s\n", line)
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\n")
+}
+
+func PrintStddbgFile() {
+	if !me.debug {
+		return
+	}
 	f, err := os.OpenFile("/tmp/argv.debug", os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0644)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic("WTF openfile")
+		return
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(PB.Stddbg), "\n")
diff --git a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
index 95585bd..e8a63ff 100644
--- a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
+++ b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
@@ -171,8 +171,11 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 		//
 		me.debug = true
 		me.pb.Stddbg += fmt.Sprintf("config.CreateCacheDirPB() err(%v)\n", me.Err)
+		me.pb.Stddbg += fmt.Sprintf("argvpb.Load() history file failed")
 		PrintStderr()
-		panic("argvpb.Load() history file failed")
+		me.all = NewArgvs()
+		me.debug = true
+		return
 	}
 	if me.debug {
 		// use this if you are having trouble debugging this code