Subject: bug#37564: [PATCH] don't export LINES and COLUMNS env vars in term to fix ncurses applications

From: Matthew Leach <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:10:45 +0000

Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]> writes:

>> Applications use ioctl to get the size.
>>    -> Therefore setting LINES and COLUMNS is pointless.
>> If LINES/COLUMNS are set, they override ioctl.
>
> Is the last bit a generally accepted paradigm? 

I believe so, yes.  At least, that is the case with ncurses.
-- 
Matt