GNU bug report logs - #37564
[PATCH] don't export LINES and COLUMNS env vars in term to fix ncurses applications

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Matthew Leach <matthew <at> mattleach.net>

Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:00:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed, patch

Merged with 11432

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Matthew Leach <matthew <at> mattleach.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 37564 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefan <at> marxist.se
Subject: bug#37564: [PATCH] don't export LINES and COLUMNS env vars in term to fix ncurses applications
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:10:45 +0000

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> 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
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