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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:17:11 +0400
From: Andrey Repin <anrdaemon AT yandex DOT ru>
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Greetings, Corinna Vinschen!

>> >>>>> Not specific to this snapshot but it happens when trying to test it:
>> >>>>> If a cygwin console is started from a cygwin terminal (e.g. in mintty:
>> >>>>> cygstart /Cygwin.bat), the TERM variable is set incorrectly.
>> >>>>> Suggested fix: ... unset TERM to Cygwin.bat.
>> >>>> unset would be better (more neutral) choice in a long-term, IMO.
>> >>> Actually, unset doesn't exist in cmd (blush).
>> >>> It should be "set TERM=" then.
>> >> However you spell it :)
>> >> Using same assignment in shell would have nearly equal results.
>> > Having something like case `tty` in /dev/cons*) TERM=cygwin;; esac in 
>> > /etc/profile would be a clumsy workaround and possibly have tricky glitches.
>> 
>> Except not every shell read /etc/profile
>> 
>> > My proposal catches the issue at its root in the simplest way.
>> > I would provide a patch (if needed) if I had an idea in which package 
>> > Cygwin.bat is hiding;-)
>> 
>> It's autogenerated.

> ...by setup itself.  Changing this would require to create a new setup.
> Is it worth it?

It's not a priority, but something that needs fix.

> I mean, how often do people start Cygwin.bat from
> mintty?  I never occured to me to do that at all :}
> And if so, why not just call it like this:

>   $ TERM=cygwin cygstart /Cygwin.bat

For that, you need to know, that you need to do it this way.


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Andrey Repin (anrdaemon AT yandex DOT ru) 21.02.2014, <16:15>

Sorry for my terrible english...


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