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Re: (getenv "TERM") always returns "dumb"
From: |
Stefan |
Subject: |
Re: (getenv "TERM") always returns "dumb" |
Date: |
06 Sep 2004 12:09:45 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 |
> Right, but *none* of the subprocesses can talk directly to the
> terminal on which Emacs was started, so every single piece of elisp
> that starts a process should change the TERM variable. It seems
> preferable to change it once and forall, doesn't it?
> It would be more elegant, but the change causes problems.
Yes, as I said in an ealier email, it needs more work (i.e. stash the
original value and make it available through a new function
`terminal-type'), and as long as noone does it, it's better to revert the
change,
Stefan