/etc/debian_chroot is supported by the common shells, so setting the prompt is automatic. It's now kept up-to-date every time you enter the chroot. It's written by dchroot and schroot.
The alternative, passing in the environment, is not something I think
is a good idea. It has a number of disadvantages:
- It "dirties" the environment; if present, it could cause altered
behaviour of programs/scripts/makefiles that use it.
- It would clobber any existing CHROOT in the user's environment.
Since the advantage is purely cosmetic, I don't currently think the
advantages are sufficient to warrant changing things.
While this would be trivial to implement (it's a one-liner), I would
prefer to keep the current behaviour.
Regards,
Roger
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