Bug 736828 – Strange chars in the build log

• Status: CONFIRMED
• Product: Portage Development

[Description Agostino Sarubbo 2020-08-12 06:42:16 UTC]

I have the following as /etc/portage/bashrc:

function pre_pkg_setup() {
        echo -ne "\n\nemerge --info:\n$( emerge --info )\n\n" >> /var/tmp/portage/"${CATEGORY}"/"${PF}"/temp/build.log
}

It produces something like:
"]0;emerge]0;root@:~"

Example: https://736826.bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=654246

IS there a way to avoid this behavior?

[Comment 1 Zac Medico 2020-08-12 07:02:34 UTC]

The echo -e is not appropriate for arbitrary emerge --info output. Here's a way to avoid it:

function pre_pkg_setup() {
    {
        echo -ne '\n\nemerge --info:'
        emerge --info
        echo -ne '\n\n'
    } &>> /var/tmp/portage/"${CATEGORY}"/"${PF}"/temp/build.log
}

[Comment 2 Agostino Sarubbo 2020-08-12 07:21:26 UTC]

perfect, it works for me! thanks