(overlay-put comint-last-prompt-overlay 'evaporate t)
(setq comint-last-prompt-overlay nil)))
+(defun comint-cr-magic (string)
+ "Handle carriage returns in comint output.
+Translate carraige return/linefeed sequences to linefeeds.
+Let single carriage returns delete to the beginning of the line."
+ (save-match-data
+ ;; CR LF -> LF
+ (while (string-match "\r\n" string)
+ (setq string (replace-match "\n" nil t string)))
+ ;; Let a single CR act like a carriage return on a real terminal.
+ ;; Delete everything from the beginning of the line to the
+ ;; insertion point.
+ (when (string-match ".*\r" string)
+ (setq string (replace-match "" nil t string))
+ (save-excursion
+ (save-restriction
+ (widen)
+ (let ((inhibit-field-text-motion t)
+ (buffer-read-only nil))
+ (goto-char (process-mark (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))))
+ (delete-region (line-beginning-position) (point))))))
+ string))
+
+(add-hook 'comint-preoutput-filter-functions 'comint-cr-magic)
+
;; The purpose of using this filter for comint processes
;; is to keep comint-last-input-end from moving forward
;; when output is inserted.