Bash thinks input is incorrect when it is? - linux

Question

I have this script, but on line 51, when I answer "y", bash skips that and tells me to "answer y or n" (skips to line 58):
debianDeps() {
apt-get install git cmake build-essential liblua5.2-dev \
libgmp3-dev libmysqlclient-dev libboost-system-dev
}
fedoraDeps() {
yum install git cmake gcc-c++ boost-devel \
gmp-devel community-mysql-devel lua-devel
}
bsdDeps() {
cd /usr/ports/shells/bash && make install clean BATCH=yes
cd /usr/ports/devel/git && make install clean BATCH=yes
cd /usr/ports/devel/cmake && make install clean BATCH=yes
cd /usr/ports/lang/gcc47 && make install clean BATCH=yes
cd /usr/ports/lang/luajit && make install clean BATCH=yes
cd /usr/ports/devel/boost-libs && make install clean BATCH=yes
cd /usr/ports/math/gmp && make install clean BATCH=yes
cd /usr/ports/databases/mysql-connector-c && make install clean BATCH=yes
}
libInstall() {
echo "Libraries and Build Tools... Installed"
}
bsdBuild() {
echo "Building on FreeBSD"
mkdir build && cd build
CXX=g++47 cmake ..
echo "Build on $cpuCores threads with $coreBuild processes? (experimental but loads faster) y or n "
read $ans1_4
if [[ $ans1_4 = "y" ]]; then
echo -e $greenText"Building on $cpuCores threads with $coreBuild ."$none
make -j $coreBuild
elif [[ $ans1_4 = "n" ]]; then
echo -e $blueText"Building on a single thread."$none
make
else
echo "answer y or n"
echo -e $redText"Answer y or n"$none
fi
}
genBuild() {
echo "Building..."
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
echo "Build on $cpuCores threads with $coreBuild processes? (experimental but loads faster) y or n "
read $ans1_4
if [[ $ans1_4 = "y" ]]; then
echo -e $greenText"Building on $cpuCores threads with $coreBuild ."$none
make -j $coreBuild
elif [[ $ans1_4 = "n" ]]; then
echo -e $blueText"Building on a single thread."$none
make
else
echo -e $redText"Answer y or n"$none
fi
}
clean() {
mkdir objs/
mv *.o objs/
echo "There might be a few leftover files."
}
###
### Script starts here
###
#check if root
if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
echo "You must be root to use this script, press enter to exit."
read end
exit 1
fi
#OS dependencies and other stuff
echo "Chose your Operating System. {Supported OS: Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS, FreeBSD} "
read ans1
if [[ $ans1 = "Fedora" ]] || [[ $nas1 = "CentOS" ]]; then
echo -n "Should the script install dependencies? y or n"
read ans1_1
if [[ $ans1_1 = "y" ]]; then
fedoraDeps
elif [[ $ans1_1 = "n" ]]; then
break
else
echo "Answer 'y' or 'n' "
fi
elif [[ $ans1 = "Debian" ]] || [[ $ans1 = "Ubuntu" ]]; then
echo -n "Should the script install dependencies? y or n"
read ans1_1
if [[ $ans1_1 = "y" ]]; then
debianDeps
elif [[ $ans1_1 = "n" ]]; then
break
else
echo "Answer 'y' or 'n' "
fi
elif [[ $ans1 = "FreeBSD" ]]; then
echo -n "Should the script install dependencies? y or n"
read ans1_1
if [[ $ans1_1 = "y" ]]; then
bsdDeps
elif [[ $ans1_1 = "n" ]]; then
break
else
echo "Answer 'y' or 'n' "
fi
else
echo "Pick a valid OS"
fi
#Compiling here
echo -n "Are we on FreeBSD? y or n"
read ans1_2
if [[ $ans1_2 = "y" ]]; then
bsdbuild
elif [[ $ans1_2 = "n" ]]; then
genBuild
else
echo "Answer y or n"
fi
echo "Should the folder be cleaned? y or n"
read ans1_3
if [[ $ans1_3 = "y" ]]; then
clean
elif [[ $ans1_3 = "n" ]]; then
echo "Exiting..."
exit 1
else
echo "Answer y or n"
fi

Answer 1

read $ans1_4 should be read ans1_4 I made a little mistake there.