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Setting TERMINFO_DIRS

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From: Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Florian <florhizome <at> posteo.net>, 53257 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#53257] [PATCH] gnu: foot: expose terminfo dirs via native-search-paths
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:45:37 +0100

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Ludovic Courtès schreef op do 10-02-2022 om 21:30 [+0100]:
> Oh wait, I just realized that ‘foot’ comes with its own terminfo files.
> 
> In that case, the solution would be to wrap it so that it systematically
> adds itself to TERMINFO_DIRS.  That’s the go-to solution in such
> situations.
> 
> WDYT?

That would be (a suboption of) option (1) I suggested:

 1. patch the source code of 'foot' to set "TERMINFO_DIRS" or
   "TERMINFO" [...] (or use wrap-program in 'foot').

There is no disagreement from me here.

Greetings,
Maxime.

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