pstree doesnt use -G by default

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5a0daca2bdd0afb5a43196e803133ef5b179df28..8270932a40db0f1d451111221dcb43c230856395 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Changes in 21.7
        * pstree shows child threads with {commandname} Debian #230924
        * better capitalisation with usage SF# 1150042
        * Added warning about fuser and tcp/udp access Debian #327813
+       * pstree defaults to ASCII not VT100 until problems with terminals
+         are fixed Debian #288856
 
        * Applied psmisc-21.4-alt-progname to find pstrees name
        * configure.in checks for tinfo library

diff --git a/src/pstree.c b/src/pstree.c
index 830786fbaf8b7dfb3681d11373de8d05d18872dc..7d7e7a503fc1b44803b1d9e571e4cb50dab34e81 100644 (file)
--- a/src/pstree.c
+++ b/src/pstree.c
@@ -824,7 +824,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
      * Failing that, if TERM is defined, a non-null value, and the terminal
      * has the VT100 graphics charset, use it.
      */
-    sym = &sym_vt100;
+         /* problems with VT100 on some terminals, making this ascci
+          * for now
+          */
+    sym = &sym_ascii;
   } else {
     /* Otherwise, fall back to ASCII. */
     sym = &sym_ascii;