GNU bug report logs - #6535
24.0.50; grep seems not to work

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: john ffitch <jpff <at> codemist.co.uk>

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:38:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
Cc: 6535 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, john ffitch <jpff <at> codemist.co.uk>
Subject: bug#6535: 24.0.50; grep seems not to work
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:57:18 +0300

> emacs-grep was introduced in late 2007:
>
> revno: 82277
> committer: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
> timestamp: Fri 2007-11-23 00:32:05 +0000
> message:
>   (grep-process-setup): Set envvar "TERM" to "emacs-grep".
>   Set envvar "GREP_OPTIONS" to "--color=auto" instead of "--color=always".

This was a result of the following thread:

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/83316

So we could either set "TERM" to "emacs" (if it helps)
or create a terminfo file that describes "emacs-grep".

-- 
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
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