Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> writes:

Hi Bernardo,

>> It's a bit odd as this setup has been in place for a long time but has
>> caused the problem only now; i can live without colours (or temporarily
>> disabling them). Had a misconception that PS1 settings on the *target*
>> host are important and have accordingly stripped it down to bare minimum
>> but with no effect.
>
> PS1 setting is relevant for both the local and remote case.
>
>> Thanks for your help, guess the case is closed.
>
> Yep, I'm closing it.

Just one test, please. Could you apply the appended patch to your Emacs?
Hopefully, the behavior will be as before, and you don't need to worry
about setting the local PS1.

Best regards, Michael.