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bug#29583: [PATCH] 25.2.50; Allow setting a custom TERM for comint
From: |
Michael Albinus |
Subject: |
bug#29583: [PATCH] 25.2.50; Allow setting a custom TERM for comint |
Date: |
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 10:16:10 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.0.90 (gnu/linux) |
Allen Li <vianchielfaura@gmail.com> writes:
Hi Allen,
> +@vindex comint-terminfo-terminal
> +Emacs sets the @code{TERM} environment variable to a safe value, but
> +this value may not reflect the full features of comint. For example,
> +color is disabled for some applications that use @code{TERM} to
> +determine if color is supported. On systems that use terminfo, you
> +can configure @code{comint-terminfo-terminal} to a terminal that is
> +present in your system's terminfo database.
You might mention that some applications will override this. For
example, Tramp will always use `tramp-terminal-type' (which is
"dumb"). This is because Tramp will run into problems if color is enabled.
Btw, environment variables in the Emacs manual are emphazised as @env{TERM}.
Best regards, Michael.