function cli_config_dump_pre_run() { declare -g CONFIG_DEFS_ONLY='yes' # "gimme root on a Linux machine" cli_standard_relaunch_docker_or_sudo } function cli_config_dump_run() { # configuration etc - it initializes the extension manager do_capturing_defs prepare_and_config_main_build_single # this sets CAPTURED_VARS echo "${CAPTURED_VARS}" # to stdout! }