unset COLORTERM too (dolmen, #7)

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/pty-unix.c b/src/pty-unix.c
index bc1b8ba..33b33f1 100644
--- a/src/pty-unix.c
+++ b/src/pty-unix.c
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ void runes_pty_backend_spawn_subprocess(RunesTerm *t)
         /* XXX should use a different TERM value eventually, but for right now
          * screen is compatible enough */
         setenv("TERM", "screen", 1);
+        /* gnome-terminal sets this, so avoid confusing applications which
+         * introspect it. not setting it to something else because as far as i
+         * can tell, it's not actually useful these days, given that terminfo
+         * databases are much more reliable than they were 10 years ago */
+        unsetenv("COLORTERM");
+
         unsetenv("LINES");
         unsetenv("COLUMNS");