commit 42b23fad1d9cdd6266f52d1ed7e0f3f17ce2d04b
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Sat Feb 03 14:46:45 2018 +0100
committer Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Sat Feb 03 14:46:45 2018 +0100
tree ecc2cccbd7dd7e0aa3303c648486e5099e294e98
parent 218101442e8775bd1f05d1dda18d3946ee032dd1

patch 8.0.1454: when in silent mode too much output is buffered

Problem:    When in silent mode too much output is buffered.
Solution:   Use line buffering instead of fully buffered. (Brian M. Carlson,
            closes #2537)

src/main.c

diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 9cf10bd..aea652b 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -359,6 +359,13 @@
      */
     check_tty(&params);
 
+#ifdef _IOLBF
+    /* Ensure output works usefully without a tty: buffer lines instead of
+     * fully buffered. */
+    if (silent_mode)
+	setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IOLBF, 0);
+#endif
+
     /* This message comes before term inits, but after setting "silent_mode"
      * when the input is not a tty. */
     if (GARGCOUNT > 1 && !silent_mode)
@@ -2532,7 +2539,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Print a warning if stdout is not a terminal.
- * When starting in Ex mode and commands come from a file, set Silent mode.
+ * When starting in Ex mode and commands come from a file, set silent_mode.
  */
     static void
 check_tty(mparm_T *parmp)