From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 19:34:49 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] editor: only save (and restore) the terminal if using a tty
Message-ID: <xmqqwnkx1h5y.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2111241428190.63@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>

Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

> Maybe a better approach would be to hide the `save_term()` dance behind a
> new config option, and then have it turned on automatically if the
> `editor` _happens_ to be `vi` or `vim`.

Why 'vi' and 'vim' are so special?  Is this an attempt to paper over
a bug in 'vim' on the caller side?

>
> That would help the problem reported in the Windows Terminal project.
>
> Ciao,
> Dscho