some tweaking on install-scripts except the compiling part. It will not show progress for much cleaner work.

install-scripts/Global_functions.sh

@@ -8,79 +8,87 @@ set -e
 OK="$(tput setaf 2)[OK]$(tput sgr0)"
 ERROR="$(tput setaf 1)[ERROR]$(tput sgr0)"
 NOTE="$(tput setaf 3)[NOTE]$(tput sgr0)"
-WARN="$(tput setaf 5)[WARN]$(tput sgr0)"
+INFO="$(tput setaf 4)[INFO]$(tput sgr0)"
+WARN="$(tput setaf 1)[WARN]$(tput sgr0)"
 CAT="$(tput setaf 6)[ACTION]$(tput sgr0)"
-ORANGE=$(tput setaf 166)
-YELLOW=$(tput setaf 3)
-RESET=$(tput sgr0)
-
+MAGENTA="$(tput setaf 5)"
+ORANGE="$(tput setaf 214)"
+WARNING="$(tput setaf 1)"
+YELLOW="$(tput setaf 3)"
+BLUE="$(tput setaf 4)"
+RESET="$(tput sgr0)"
 
 # Create Directory for Install Logs
 if [ ! -d Install-Logs ]; then
     mkdir Install-Logs
 fi
 
-# Function for installing packages
+# Function that would show a progress bar to the user on one line
+show_progress() {
+    local pid=$1
+    local package_name=$2
+    local dots=""
+    
+    # Print initial message only once
+    echo -n "${NOTE} Installing ${YELLOW}$package_name${RESET} ..."
+    
+    # Loop until the process is running
+    while ps -p $pid &> /dev/null; do
+        dots+="."
+        echo -ne "\r${NOTE} Installing ${YELLOW}$package_name${RESET} ...$dots"  # Update the same line with dots
+        sleep 1
+    done
+    
+    # After the process finishes, show "Done!" on the same line
+    echo -ne "\r${NOTE} Installing ${YELLOW}$package_name${RESET} ...$dots Done!"  # Replace dots with Done!
+}
+
+
+# Function to install packages with pacman
 install_package_pacman() {
-  # Checking if package is already installed
+  # Check if package is already installed
   if pacman -Q "$1" &>/dev/null ; then
-    echo -e "${OK} $1 is already installed. Skipping..."
+    echo -e "${OK} ${MAGENTA}$1${RESET} is already installed. Skipping..."
   else
-    # Package not installed
-    echo -e "${NOTE} Installing $1 ..."
-    sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --needed "$1" 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG"
-    # Making sure package is installed
+    # Run pacman and redirect all output to a log file
+    (
+      stdbuf -oL sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --needed "$1" 2>&1
+    ) >> "$LOG" 2>&1 &
+    PID=$!
+    show_progress $PID "$1"  # Show progress bar while the process runs
+
+    # Double check if package is installed
     if pacman -Q "$1" &>/dev/null ; then
-      echo -e "\e[1A\e[K${OK} Package ${YELLOW}$1${RESET} has been successfully installed!"
+      echo -e "\n${OK} Package ${YELLOW}$1${RESET} has been successfully installed!"
     else
-      # Something is missing, exiting to review log
-      echo -e "${ERROR} $1 failed to install. Please check the $LOG. You may need to install manually."
+      echo -e "\n${ERROR} ${YELLOW}$1${RESET} failed to install. Please check the $LOG. You may need to install manually."
       exit 1
     fi
   fi
 }
 
-
 ISAUR=$(command -v yay || command -v paru)
 
-# Function for installing packages
+# Function to install packages with either yay or paru
 install_package() {
   # Checking if package is already installed
   if $ISAUR -Q "$1" &>> /dev/null ; then
-    echo -e "${OK} $1 is already installed. Skipping..."
+    echo -e "${OK} ${MAGENTA}$1${RESET} is already installed. Skipping..."
   else
-    # Package not installed
-    echo -e "${NOTE} Installing $1 ..."
-    $ISAUR -S --noconfirm --needed "$1" 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG"
-    # Making sure package is installed
+    # Run yay/paru and redirect all output to a log file
+    (
+      stdbuf -oL $ISAUR -S --noconfirm --needed "$1" 2>&1
+    ) >> "$LOG" 2>&1 &
+    PID=$!
+    show_progress $PID "$1"  # Show progress bar while the process runs
+    
+    # Double check if package is installed
     if $ISAUR -Q "$1" &>> /dev/null ; then
-      echo -e "\e[1A\e[K${OK} Package ${YELLOW}$1${RESET} has been successfully installed!"
+      echo -e "\n${OK} Package ${YELLOW}$1${RESET} has been successfully installed!"
     else
       # Something is missing, exiting to review log
-      echo -e "\e[1A\e[K${ERROR} $1 failed to install :( , please check the install.log. You may need to install manually! Sorry I have tried :("
+      echo -e "\n${ERROR} ${YELLOW}$1${RESET} failed to install :( , please check the install.log. You may need to install manually! Sorry I have tried :("
       exit 1
     fi
   fi
 }
-
-# Function for uninstalling packages
-uninstall_package() {
-  local pkg="$1"
-
-  # Checking if package is installed
-  if pacman -Qi "$pkg" &>> /dev/null ; then
-    # Package is installed
-    echo -e "${NOTE} Uninstalling $pkg ..."
-    sudo pacman -R --noconfirm "$pkg" 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG" | grep -v "error: target not found"
-    # Check if the package was uninstalled
-    if ! pacman -Qi "$pkg" &>> /dev/null ; then
-      echo -e "\e[1A\e[K${OK} $pkg was uninstalled."
-    else
-      echo -e "\e[1A\e[K${ERROR} $pkg failed to uninstall. Please check the log."
-      return 1 
-    fi
-  else
-    echo -e "${NOTE} $pkg is not installed, skipping uninstallation."
-  fi
-  return 0 
-}