macros.tex

% use \macro instead of \newcommand so we automatically add a space
\usepackage{xspace}
\usepackage{etoolbox}

\newcounter{cnt}
\newcommand\textlist{}
\newcommand\settext[2]{%
\csdef{text#1}{#2}}
\newcommand\addtext[1]{%
  \stepcounter{cnt}%
\csdef{text\thecnt}{#1}}
\newcommand\gettext[1]{%
\csuse{text#1}}

\newcounter{colnum}
\newcommand\maketabularrow[1]{%
  \setcounter{colnum}{0}%
  \whileboolexpr
  { test {\ifnumcomp{\value{colnum}}{<}{#1 - 1}} }%
  {\stepcounter{colnum}\gettext{\thecolnum} & \gettext{\gettext{\thecolnum}} \\ \hline }
  % Weird stuff with latex adding an empty row if we don't use the following way.
  \stepcounter{colnum}\gettext{\thecolnum} & \gettext{\gettext{\thecolnum}}
}

\newcommand{\macro}[2]{\addtext{\string#1}\settext{\string#1}{\noexpand#2}\newcommand{#1}{#2\xspace}}

% Define some general macros
\ifwindows
\macro{\OS}{Windows}
\fi
\ifmac
\macro{\OS}{Mac}
\fi
\iflinux
\macro{\OS}{Linux}
\fi

% Import the Site specific macros
\inputsite{macros}
% General macro for extracting the jobnumber from the jobid
\macro{\jobnumber}{\BeforeSubString{.}{\jobid}}
\macro{\pbsserver}{\BehindSubString{.}{\jobid}}
% Macro for winscp/putty fingerprint allert
\macro{\firsttimeconnection}{
      The first time you make a connection to the login node, a Security
      Alert will appear and you will be asked to verify the authenticity of the
      login node.
      \ifgent
      Make sure the fingerprint in the Alert matches \strong{\loginfingerprint}
      \fi

      \begin{center}
	      \includegraphics*[width=3.42in]{ch2-putty-verify-authenticity}
      \end{center}
}