dtach is simpler than screen and is not setuid/setgid program so
TMPDIR does not get cleared by dynamic loader when executed.
---
Updated version after discussion with DmitryKurochkin and amdragon
on IRC. Thank you.
test/test-lib.sh | 25 +++++++++++++------------
1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/test/test-lib.sh b/test/test-lib.sh
index c81c709..c232130 100755
--- a/test/test-lib.sh
+++ b/test/test-lib.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ done,*)
;;
esac
-# Keep the original TERM for say_color
+# Keep the original TERM for say_color and emacs tests
ORIGINAL_TERM=$TERM
# For repeatability, reset the environment to known value.
@@ -843,12 +841,15 @@ EOF
test_emacs () {
if [ -z "$EMACS_SERVER" ]; then
EMACS_SERVER="notmuch-test-suite-$$"
- # start a detached screen session with an emacs server
- screen -S "$EMACS_SERVER" -d -m "$TMP_DIRECTORY/run_emacs" \
- --no-window-system \
- --eval "(setq server-name \"$EMACS_SERVER\")" \
- --eval '(server-start)' \
- --eval "(orphan-watchdog $$)" || return
+ # start a detached session with an emacs server
+ # user's TERM is given to dtach which assumes a minimally
+ # VT100-compatible terminal -- and emacs inherits that
+ TERM=$ORIGINAL_TERM dtach -n
"$TMP_DIRECTORY/emacs-dtach-socket.$$" \
+ sh -c "stty rows 24 cols 80; exec
'$TMP_DIRECTORY/run_emacs' \
+ --no-window-system \
+ --eval '(setq server-name \"$EMACS_SERVER\")' \
+ --eval '(server-start)' \
+ --eval '(orphan-watchdog $$)'" || return
# wait until the emacs server is up
until test_emacs '()' 2>/dev/null; do
sleep 1
--
1.7.6.1
