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23.0.90; shell-mode: garbage in prompt

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Xavier Maillard <xma <at> gnu.org>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.90; shell-mode: garbage in prompt
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:25:03 +0100

My prompt is rendered with garbage like this:

]0;xma <at> zogzog:~/var/spool/mail]0;xma <at> zogzog:~/var/spool/mail[xma <at> zogzog 00:36:00 mail]$ 

It happens with emacs -Q

Steps to reproduce:

M-x shell RET
M-x load-library RET ansi-color RET
M-x ansi-color-for-comint-on RET

Reproducible: always


In GNU Emacs 23.0.90.2 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.12)
 of 2009-02-14 on zogzog
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10402000
configured using `configure  '--without-xft''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: en_US.UTF-8
  value of $LC_CTYPE: fr_FR.UTF-8
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: en_US.UTF-8
  value of $LC_MONETARY: fr_FR.UTF-8
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: en_US.UTF-8
  value of $LC_TIME: en_US.UTF-8
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Shell

Minor modes in effect:
  rcirc-track-minor-mode: t
  eev-mode: t
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  jabber-activity-mode: t
  auto-insert-mode: t
  global-hi-lock-mode: t
  hi-lock-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  global-auto-revert-mode: t
  display-time-mode: t
  recentf-mode: t
  icomplete-mode: t
  desktop-save-mode: t
  auto-image-file-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t
  abbrev-mode: t

Recent input:
u p o n , SPC F R E E <return> d SPC SPC d SPC SPC 
SPC d d d d d d d C-x 1 d d d d d d d d d d d d d d 
d d d C-l d d d M-< h C-x 1 l f a i r y d a y s y <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
i d a y s y <return> h C-M-t <up> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <backspace> y <return> h l f a i r 
y d a <tab> <backspace> y s y <return> h C-x 1 C-l 
C-l C-l C-M-t f a i r [ y ] <backspace> i ] <return> 
h M-> C-x 1 C-l <up> C-l C-l C-l C-M-t O S S-SPC X 
<return> d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d 
d d d C-l d d d d d d d d d d d d d M-< h C-x 1 C-l 
C-l 1 4 8 8 j C-l C-l M-x a n s i - t e r <tab> <return> 
<return> <return> <return> <up> <down> <up> <return> 
M-k C-h v s h e l l - m o d e <tab> h o <tab> <return> 
M-k M-x s h e l l <return> <return> e x p o r t SPC 
T E R M = v t 1 0 0 <return> l s <return> l s SPC - 
- c o l o r = y e s <return> <up> <down> M-p SPC - 
l a r t SPC / t m p / <return> C-a C-a C-SPC <up> M-w 
M-x r e p o r t - e m <tab> <return>

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Message #10 received at 2400 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Xavier Maillard <xma <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 2400 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: 23.0.90; shell-mode: garbage in prompt
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:00:26 -0500

> My prompt is rendered with garbage like this:
> ...
> It happens with emacs -Q
>
> Steps to reproduce:
>
> M-x shell RET
> M-x load-library RET ansi-color RET
> M-x ansi-color-for-comint-on RET

I can't reproduce this.  What is the $PS1 setting for your prompt?  And
does this bug occur in Emacs 22?

Message #15 received at 2400 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Xavier Maillard <xma <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 2400 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2400: 23.0.90; shell-mode: garbage in prompt
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:43:40 -0500

> My prompt is rendered with garbage like this:
> ]0;xma <at> zogzog:~/var/spool/mail]0;xma <at> zogzog:~/var/spool/mail[xma <at> zogzog 00:36:00 mail]$ 

These don't look like color escape sequences.  So the problem is most
likely in your prompt.


        Stefan

Message #20 received at 2400 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Xavier Maillard <xma <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 2400 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2400: 23.0.90; shell-mode: garbage in prompt
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:25:02 +0100

   > My prompt is rendered with garbage like this:
   > ]0;xma <at> zogzog:~/var/spool/mail]0;xma <at> zogzog:~/var/spool/mail[xma <at> zogzog 00:36:00 mail]$ 

   These don't look like color escape sequences.  So the problem is most
   likely in your prompt.

Here is the definition of my PS1 variable:

\[\033]0;\u@\h: \w\007\]\[\033[0m\033[0;1m\][\[\033[0m\033[0;32m\]\u@\h \[\033[0m\033[1;34m\]\t \[\033[0m\033[0;36m\]\W\[\033[0m\033[0;1m\]]\[\033[0m\033[0;37m\]\$

The weird thing is the line above the prompt. My prompt is no
more than [xma <at> zogzog 00:36:00 mail] here.

Regards,

	Xavier
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Message #25 received at 2400 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Xavier Maillard <xma <at> gnu.org>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: 2400 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.90; shell-mode: garbage in prompt
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:25:04 +0100

   > My prompt is rendered with garbage like this:
   > ...
   > It happens with emacs -Q
   >
   > Steps to reproduce:
   >
   > M-x shell RET
   > M-x load-library RET ansi-color RET
   > M-x ansi-color-for-comint-on RET

   I can't reproduce this.  What is the $PS1 setting for your prompt?  And
   does this bug occur in Emacs 22?

It occurs both on Emacs 22 and Emacs 23.

As for the PS1 value, see my other post.

Regards,
	Xavier
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Message #30 received at 2400 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Xavier Maillard <xma <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 2400 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2400: 23.0.90; shell-mode: garbage in prompt
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:15:22 -0500

> Here is the definition of my PS1 variable:

> \[\033]0;\u@\h: \w\007\]\[\033[0m\033[0;1m\][\[\033[0m\033[0;32m\]\u@\h \[\033[0m\033[1;34m\]\t \[\033[0m\033[0;36m\]\W\[\033[0m\033[0;1m\]]\[\033[0m\033[0;37m\]\$

That's its value, not its definition.  Where do you set it and how?


        Stefan

Message #39 received at 2400-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 2400-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2400: 23.0.90; shell-mode: garbage in prompt
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:55:18 -0400

tags 2400 notabug
stop

Xavier Maillard wrote:

> Here is the definition of my PS1 variable:
>
> \[\033]0;\u@\h: \w\007\]\[\033[0m\033[0;1m\][\[\033[0m\033[0;32m\]\u@\h \[\033[0m\033[1;34m\]\t \[\033[0m\033[0;36m\]\W\[\033[0m\033[0;1m\]]\[\033[0m\033[0;37m\]\$

This does more than just set your prompt and colour it.
It also sets the xterm title to "user <at> host: pwd".

man console_codes:

   ESC ] 2 ; txt ST        Set window title to txt

This is not an ANSI colour escape sequence and so is not handled by
ansi-color. It's not appropriate to use such a PS1 setting on something
that is not an xterm. For example, it also messes up on the Linux
console.

Message #42 received at 2400 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 2400 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2400: 23.0.90; shell-mode: garbage in prompt
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:58:09 -0400

Glenn Morris wrote:

>    ESC ] 2 ; txt ST        Set window title to txt

I meant to quote:

  ESC ] 0 ; txt ST        Set icon name and window title to txt.

which comes from the xterm-specific section of `man console_codes'.

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