# HG changeset patch
# User jwe
# Date 1111437464 0
# Node ID 9b0ff1aefcbe55b6b2115a7d1747015fd55bcf70
# Parent  189fe4f85c77277f0096b476fc02a5afc41e558a
[project @ 2005-03-21 20:37:44 by jwe]

diff -r 189fe4f85c77 -r 9b0ff1aefcbe ChangeLog
--- a/ChangeLog	Mon Mar 21 20:25:39 2005 +0000
+++ b/ChangeLog	Mon Mar 21 20:37:44 2005 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-03-21  John W. Eaton  <jwe@octave.org>
+
+	* octave-bug.in: Try harder to find default pager (use code
+	similar to that used for finding default editor).
+
 2005-03-17  Shan G. Smith  <shan@cybertrails.com>
 
 	* configure.in: Move check for -lumfpack to after check for blas.
diff -r 189fe4f85c77 -r 9b0ff1aefcbe octave-bug.in
--- a/octave-bug.in	Mon Mar 21 20:25:39 2005 +0000
+++ b/octave-bug.in	Mon Mar 21 20:37:44 2005 +0000
@@ -90,7 +90,30 @@
 
 : ${EDITOR=$DEFEDITOR}
 
-: ${PAGER=more}
+if [ -z "$DEFPAGER" ] && [ -z "$PAGER" ]; then
+  if [ -x /usr/bin/pager ]; then
+    DEFPAGER=pager
+  elif [ -x /usr/bin/less ]; then
+    DEFPAGER=less
+  elif [ -x /usr/bin/less ]; then
+    DEFPAGER=less
+  elif [ -x /usr/local/bin/less ]; then
+    DEFPAGER=less
+  elif [ -x /usr/bin/more ]; then
+    DEFPAGER=more
+  elif [ -x /bin/more ]; then
+    DEFPAGER=more
+  elif [ -x /usr/bin/pg ]; then
+    DEFPAGER=pg
+  elif [ -x /bin/pg ]; then
+    DEFPAGER=pg
+  else
+    echo "octave-bug: No default pager found: attempting to use more" >&2
+    DEFPAGER=more
+  fi
+fi
+
+: ${PAGER=$DEFPAGER}
 
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