@@ -585,10 +585,35 @@ APACHE_GROUP=${APACHE_GROUP:-$APACHE_USER}

 # Log files

 # ---------

+# Draw a spinner so the user knows something is happening

+function spinner()

+{

+    local delay=0.75

+    local spinstr='|/-\'

+    printf "..." >&3

+    while [ true ]; do

+        local temp=${spinstr#?}

+        printf "[%c]" "$spinstr" >&3

+        local spinstr=$temp${spinstr%"$temp"}

+        sleep $delay

+        printf "\b\b\b" >&3

+    done

+}

+

 # Echo text to the log file, summary log file and stdout

 # echo_summary "something to say"

 function echo_summary() {

-    echo $@ >&6

+    if [[ -t 3 && "$VERBOSE" != "True" ]]; then

+        kill >/dev/null 2>&1 $LAST_SPINNER_PID

+        if [ ! -z "$LAST_SPINNER_PID" ]; then

+            printf "\b\b\bdone\n" >&3

+        fi

+        echo -n $@ >&6

+        spinner &

+        LAST_SPINNER_PID=$!

+    else

+        echo $@ >&6

+    fi

 }

 # Echo text only to stdout, no log files

@@ -670,10 +695,20 @@ fi

 # Set Up Script Execution

 # -----------------------

+# Kill background processes on exit

+trap clean EXIT

+clean() {

+    local r=$?

+    kill >/dev/null 2>&1 $(jobs -p)

+    exit $r

+}

+

+

 # Exit on any errors so that errors don't compound

 trap failed ERR

 failed() {

     local r=$?

+    kill >/dev/null 2>&1 $(jobs -p)

     set +o xtrace

     [ -n "$LOGFILE" ] && echo "${0##*/} failed: full log in $LOGFILE"

     exit $r