Hi! I just discovered the existence of the INSIDE_EMACS variable (thank you, Zimoun!) which disable the funky characters in `guix describe`, etc. when run from Eshell or Emacs' M-x shell.
Sadly, it also disables colours. On a related topic, I think we should disable the --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- hint: Run `guix search ... | less' to view all the results. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- feature when run inside Emacs, since Emacs is its own pager. To sum up, I suggest to send a patch to fix the following: - Rename it to GUIX_INSIDE_EMACS? - Document the existence of INSIDE_EMACS. - Leave colors on when inside Emacs. - Disable the pager hint and display all research result when inside Emacs. Thoughts? -- Pierre Neidhardt https://ambrevar.xyz/
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