libdpkg: Add a pager kill switch

This way we will be able to forcefully disable it.

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/dpkg/pager.c b/lib/dpkg/pager.c
index b2dad68b4..b0e54101e 100644
--- a/lib/dpkg/pager.c
+++ b/lib/dpkg/pager.c
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@
 #include <dpkg/command.h>
 #include <dpkg/pager.h>
 
+static bool pager_enabled = true;
+
+void
+pager_enable(bool enable)
+{
+	pager_enabled = enable;
+}
+
 /**
  * Get a suitable pager.
  *
@@ -81,6 +89,9 @@ pager_spawn(const char *desc)
 	if (strcmp(exec, CAT) == 0)
 		pager->used = false;
 
+	if (!pager_enabled)
+		pager->used = false;
+
 	if (!pager->used)
 		return pager;
 
diff --git a/lib/dpkg/pager.h b/lib/dpkg/pager.h
index 34bcf2fd5..f9029d0a5 100644
--- a/lib/dpkg/pager.h
+++ b/lib/dpkg/pager.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #ifndef LIBDPKG_PAGER_H
 #define LIBDPKG_PAGER_H
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
 #include <dpkg/macros.h>
 
 DPKG_BEGIN_DECLS
@@ -33,6 +35,9 @@ DPKG_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 struct pager;
 
+void
+pager_enable(bool enable);
+
 const char *
 pager_get_exec(void);