Bug#872362: mpg123 disables cursor unconditionally on ttys

[Ivan Shmakov]

Package:  mpg123
Version:  1.23.8-1+b1
Severity: wishlist

	After upgrading to the version in Stretch, mpg123(1) appears to
	make the terminal cursor invisible by issuing a ‘civis’ (as in:
	$ tput civis) control sequence to a tty, which goes against my
	preferences.

	Moreover, mpg123(1) does not seem to consult Terminfo for the
	terminal-specific sequence, probably using a hardcoded one
	instead – which prevents an obvious workaround from working:

$ TERM=dumb mpg123 -- audio.mp3 
(Cursor becomes invisible even though Terminfo lists no civis
sequence for TERM=dumb, per $ infocmp -- dumb.)

	The --no-control option has no effect on this behavior, either.

	A workaround that does work is to pipe mpg123(1) standard output
	and error devices via cat(1), like:

$ mpg123 -- audio.mp3 2>&1 | cat 

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