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Re: [PATCH] Add customizable `vcs` prompt theme (was Re: [RFC][PATCH] `newuser` prompt theme)

On Mon, Aug 8, 2022 at 12:13 PM Marlon Richert <marlon.richert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 8:26 PM Roman Perepelitsa
> <roman.perepelitsa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Start a new process in precmd if none are running. If one is already
> > running, don't start a new process but remember that its results are
> > "dirty". When a background process completes, display its results if
> > they aren't marked dirty. If they are marked dirty, don't display the
> > results but start a new process instead.
>
> Using this approach, how would you deal with processes that (for all
> practical purposes) might potentially never finish? In that case, your
> callback function will never get called and you'll never start a new
> process again.

Correct. I consider this behavior desirable. There should be a visual
clue to indicate that the system is awaiting a background process to
complete. The fact that this indicator will stay forever will make it
clear that the process that is supposed to terminate has hung up.

Roman.
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