GNU bug report logs - #24191
diff: disable colorization for TERM=dumb

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Package: diffutils;

Reported by: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 01:56:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

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bug#24191; Package diffutils. (Tue, 09 Aug 2016 01:56:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: bug-diffutils <at> gnu.org
Cc: Daniel Colascione <dancol <at> dancol.org>
Subject: diff: disable colorization for TERM=dumb
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 18:54:51 -0700

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
    diff: disable colorization for TERM=dumb

    * src/diff.c (main): With --color or --color=auto, when TERM is
    "dumb", disable colorization.  Suggested by Daniel Colascione.
    * NEWS (Bug fixes): Mention it.
    * tests/colors: Add a test that would fail without this change,
    yet passes with it.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: 24191-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Daniel Colascione <dancol <at> dancol.org>
Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#24191: diff: disable colorization for
 TERM=dumb
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 19:10:57 -0700

On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 6:54 PM, Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net> wrote:
>     diff: disable colorization for TERM=dumb
>
>     * src/diff.c (main): With --color or --color=auto, when TERM is
>     "dumb", disable colorization.  Suggested by Daniel Colascione.
>     * NEWS (Bug fixes): Mention it.
>     * tests/colors: Add a test that would fail without this change,
>     yet passes with it.

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bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sun, 11 Sep 2016 11:24:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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