tmux-python / tmux-python/libtmux
Add quotes around format strings for compatibility with msys2 (git bash)
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Description
Basic commands such as tmux list-sessions currently hang when running in an msys2 shell (ie.g., git bash). For some reason, this can be resolved by adding quotes around the format strings. A 3-liner patch is attached. Have not tested this change on other platforms, and also have not thoroughly tested for additional cases where quotes may be necessary for msys2 compatibility.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
Start with the attached msys2-compatibility-quoting.patch and reproduce the hang from tmux list-sessions in an MSYS2 or Git Bash shell. Check the three-line quoting change against the affected format-string commands, then verify the commands work there and do not regress on other platforms.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash, python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100