From 044d6336e84034c14760a2fe178f604a89626bfb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gregory Pakosz <gregory.pakosz@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:57:51 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] make sure to use /usr/bin/infocmp to probe if tmux-256color
 is available system wide (2), fixes #617

some operating systems like NixOS don't have /usr/bin/infocmp
---
 .tmux.conf | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.tmux.conf b/.tmux.conf
index 0971fef..a81f736 100644
--- a/.tmux.conf
+++ b/.tmux.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 # -- general -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
-if '/usr/bin/infocmp -x tmux-256color > /dev/null 2>&1' 'set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"'
 
 setw -g xterm-keys on
 set -s escape-time 10                     # faster command sequences
@@ -690,6 +689,19 @@ run 'cut -c3- ~/.tmux.conf | sh -s _apply_configuration'
 #   _split_window_ssh "$@"
 # }
 #
+# _apply_tmux_256color() {
+#   # when tmux-256color is available, use it
+#   # on macOS though, make sure to use /usr/bin/infocmp to probe if it's availalbe system wide
+#   case "$uname_s" in
+#     *Darwin*)
+#       /usr/bin/infocmp -x tmux-256color > /dev/null 2>&1 && tmux set -g default-terminal 'tmux-256color'
+#       ;;
+#      *)
+#       command infocmp -x tmux-256color > /dev/null 2>&1 && tmux set -g default-terminal 'tmux-256color'
+#       ;;
+#   esac
+# }
+#
 # _apply_24b() {
 #   tmux_conf_theme_24b_colour=${tmux_conf_theme_24b_colour:-auto}
 #   tmux_conf_24b_colour=${tmux_conf_24b_colour:-$tmux_conf_theme_24b_colour}
@@ -1481,6 +1493,7 @@ run 'cut -c3- ~/.tmux.conf | sh -s _apply_configuration'
 #       ;;
 #   esac
 #
+#   _apply_tmux_256color
 #   _apply_24b&
 #   _apply_theme&
 #   _apply_bindings&