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

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Message #71 received at 37564 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: matthew <at> mattleach.net, 37564 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefan <at> marxist.se
Subject: Re: bug#37564: [PATCH] don't export LINES and COLUMNS env vars in
 term to fix ncurses applications
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 17:46:47 +0200

> From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
> Cc: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>,  matthew <at> mattleach.net,  37564 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 22:38:10 -0500
> 
> 
> PS for an example of the effect, one can use some of the programs in
> the ncurses-examples from
> https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses-examples.html
> 
> eg "worm".

I understand that applications based on ncurses are affected, but what
about those which aren't based on ncurses?

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