GNU bug report logs - #6691
23.2; Eshell and ^M

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 6691 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>,
	Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>,
	John Wiegley <johnw <at> newartisans.com>
Subject: Re: bug#6691: 23.2; Eshell and ^M
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:22:47 +0200

Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com> writes:

> The known fact is if I remove eshell-handle-control-codes from
> eshell-output-filter-functions, then I can observe outputting ^M in both
> GNU/Linux and OSX.
>
> So I think eshell-handle-control-codes might be where the problem is.

The point of eshell-handle-control-codes is to handle ^M (and other
control chars) like a terminal does.

(That its implementation is pretty inefficient is different issue.)

Andreas.

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