[PATCH 1/2] um: xterm: make default terminal emulator configurable

Anton Ivanov anton.ivanov at kot-begemot.co.uk
Thu Mar 24 05:18:16 PDT 2022



On 24/03/2022 12:13, Johannes Berg wrote:
> From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg at intel.com>
> 
> Make the default terminal emulator configurable so e.g.
> Debian can set it to x-terminal-emulator instead of the
> current default of xterm.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg at intel.com>
> ---
>   arch/um/drivers/Kconfig  | 7 +++++++
>   arch/um/drivers/Makefile | 2 ++
>   arch/um/drivers/xterm.c  | 7 ++++---
>   3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/Kconfig b/arch/um/drivers/Kconfig
> index f145842c40b9..521ae0d46076 100644
> --- a/arch/um/drivers/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/um/drivers/Kconfig
> @@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ config XTERM_CHAN
>   	  its own xterm.
>   	  It is safe to say 'Y' here.
>   
> +config XTERM_CHAN_DEFAULT_EMULATOR
> +	string "xterm channel default terminal emulator"
> +	depends on XTERM_CHAN
> +	default "xterm"
> +	help
> +	  This option allows changing the default terminal emulator.
> +
>   config NOCONFIG_CHAN
>   	bool
>   	default !(XTERM_CHAN && TTY_CHAN && PTY_CHAN && PORT_CHAN && NULL_CHAN)
> diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/Makefile b/arch/um/drivers/Makefile
> index 803666e85414..e1dc4292bd22 100644
> --- a/arch/um/drivers/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/um/drivers/Makefile
> @@ -70,4 +70,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_UML_PCI_OVER_VIRTIO) += virt-pci.o
>   USER_OBJS := fd.o null.o pty.o tty.o xterm.o slip_common.o pcap_user.o vde_user.o vector_user.o
>   CFLAGS_null.o = -DDEV_NULL=$(DEV_NULL_PATH)
>   
> +CFLAGS_xterm.o += '-DCONFIG_XTERM_CHAN_DEFAULT_EMULATOR="$(CONFIG_XTERM_CHAN_DEFAULT_EMULATOR)"'
> +
>   include arch/um/scripts/Makefile.rules
> diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c b/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c
> index 87ca4a47cd66..6918de5e2956 100644
> --- a/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c
> +++ b/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c
> @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static void *xterm_init(char *str, int device, const struct chan_opts *opts)
>   }
>   
>   /* Only changed by xterm_setup, which is a setup */
> -static char *terminal_emulator = "xterm";
> +static char *terminal_emulator = CONFIG_XTERM_CHAN_DEFAULT_EMULATOR;
>   static char *title_switch = "-T";
>   static char *exec_switch = "-e";
>   
> @@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ __uml_setup("xterm=", xterm_setup,
>   "    respectively.  The title switch must have the form '<switch> title',\n"
>   "    not '<switch>=title'.  Similarly, the exec switch must have the form\n"
>   "    '<switch> command arg1 arg2 ...'.\n"
> -"    The default values are 'xterm=xterm,-T,-e'.  Values for gnome-terminal\n"
> -"    are 'xterm=gnome-terminal,-t,-x'.\n\n"
> +"    The default values are 'xterm=" CONFIG_XTERM_CHAN_DEFAULT_EMULATOR
> +     ",-T,-e'.\n"
> +"    Values for gnome-terminal are 'xterm=gnome-terminal,-t,-x'.\n\n"
>   );
>   
>   static int xterm_open(int input, int output, int primary, void *d,
> 

I was going to fw this to Debian as they patch this and integrate with Debian alternatives. I see Ritesh is already in the loop. Cool.

-- 
Anton R. Ivanov
https://www.kot-begemot.co.uk/



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