From: <Don.Bashford@stjude.org>
Cc: Don.Bashford@stjude.org, don.bashford@stjude.org,
Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu>,
bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, gnuplot-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net,
bug-autoconf@gnu.org
Subject: Re: emacs Shell mode vs AC_CHECK_PROG(EMACS, ...)
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:10:05 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <rfwy7sqw1n6.wl%Don.Bashford@stjude.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1GMrup-0007rl-9m@fencepost.gnu.org>
>>>>> "rms" == Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
rms> For a short-term correction, I think the easiest way is to
rms> change Autoconf to ignore a value of `t' for this environment
rms> variable. Autoconf maintainers, what do you think?
rms> For longer term, perhaps the best thing is to change Emacs to
rms> use a different environment variable. Alas, I don't remember
rms> what software checks that environment variable, or the motive
rms> for binding it.
rms> Is it Bash? I have cc'd the Bash maintainer so he can
rms> answer.
Yes, I think that's it. From the bash info pages:
`EMACS'
If Bash finds this variable in the environment when the shell
starts with value `t', it assumes that the shell is running in an
emacs shell buffer and disables line editing.
-Don
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-09-11 21:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-09-11 3:46 emacs Shell mode vs AC_CHECK_PROG(EMACS, ...) Don.Bashford
2006-09-11 17:42 ` Paul Eggert
2006-09-12 15:28 ` Richard Stallman
2006-09-11 19:57 ` Richard Stallman
2006-09-11 20:55 ` Chet Ramey
2006-09-11 21:40 ` Don.Bashford
2006-09-11 21:10 ` Don.Bashford [this message]
[not found] ` <mailman.6803.1158013410.9609.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-09-13 13:58 ` Miles Bader
2006-09-13 17:12 ` Chet Ramey
2006-09-13 22:10 ` Kim F. Storm
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