Need general snapshot testers

[Andrey Repin]

Greetings, Thomas Wolff!

>>>>> Not specific to this snapshot but it happens when trying to test it:
>>>>> If a cygwin console is started from a cygwin terminal (e.g. in mintty:
>>>>> cygstart /Cygwin.bat), the TERM variable is set incorrectly.
>>>>> Suggested fix: ... unset TERM to Cygwin.bat.
>>>> unset would be better (more neutral) choice in a long-term, IMO.
>>> Actually, unset doesn't exist in cmd (blush).
>>> It should be "set TERM=" then.
>> However you spell it :)
>> Using same assignment in shell would have nearly equal results.
> Having something like case `tty` in /dev/cons*) TERM=cygwin;; esac in 
> /etc/profile would be a clumsy workaround and possibly have tricky glitches.

Except not every shell read /etc/profile

> My proposal catches the issue at its root in the simplest way.
> I would provide a patch (if needed) if I had an idea in which package 
> Cygwin.bat is hiding;-)

It's autogenerated.


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WBR,
Andrey Repin (anrdaemon@yandex.ru) 21.02.2014, <11:48>

Sorry for my terrible english...


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