Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> writes: > Harry Putnam wrote: >> >> Just so you know... I did try that. [--color n] The resulting log >> looked exactly the same. I posted that fact in an earlier request for >> help a week or so ago in which I remarked how using the no-color >> emerge option didn't seem to make a bit of difference. I don't expect >> anyone would have noticed the comment... but it does seem a bit off >> that I see no differernce here. That is, no difference in the actual >> log emerge creates. I do see the difference in the terminal output. >> >> >> > > I think it may be your PS1 variable that is broken. That is here for me > at least: > > /etc/bash/bashrc > > I think it can be in other places as well. If you recall changing the > setting, it should look something like this: > > PS1+='\[\033[01;31m\]\u@\h \[\033[01;34m\]\w \$ \[\033[00m\]' > > It may be that you are missing the ' on the end or some other character > is missing. If you copy mine, it will look like this: > > root@fireball / # > > Either way, you likely just have something missing or out of place and > it is throwing it off. Maybe this will help you fix it, maybe. > > Dale >
I'm a bit lost here. What makes you think something is broken? I mean other than than a failed compile of some pkgs? I guess you mean the fact that there are escapes in the log I posted... as I've said that was the log as emerge created it. The `build.log' from /var/tmp [...] my PS1 looks similar with a few diffeneces from yours but the quoting is intact: See below from the machine where the log was created: ,---- | [Intended to pass muster for either USER or ROOT] | | if [ ${UID} -gt 0 ];then | sign='>' | else | sign='#' | fi | PS1='\[\033[01;31m\]HOST:\h \[\033[01;32m\]\w\n\u ${sign} \[\033[00m\]';export PS1 | | PS4='$LINENO: ';export PS4 `----