Bug#898603: dpkg: Terminal width detection can make output of 'dpkg -l' useless

2018-06-07 Thread Dima Kogan
Guillem Jover writes: > I think a compromise change might be to automatically run the output > through a pager when on a terminal, then the trimming code can go. I > will probably ask around to see what people say. Thanks for responding. This is a really pernicious issue, so PLEASE try to get

Bug#898603: dpkg: Terminal width detection can make output of 'dpkg -l' useless

2018-06-07 Thread Guillem Jover
Hi! On Sun, 2018-05-13 at 21:29:13 -0700, Dima Kogan wrote: > Package: dpkg > Currently dpkg has logic to detect the terminal width and then to adjust > its output. If the terminal is too narrow this has the effect of > truncating useful information such as the package names and versions. >

Bug#898603: dpkg: Terminal width detection can make output of 'dpkg -l' useless

2018-05-13 Thread Dima Kogan
Package: dpkg Hi. Currently dpkg has logic to detect the terminal width and then to adjust its output. If the terminal is too narrow this has the effect of truncating useful information such as the package names and versions. Truncating this information has the effect of rendering the output