(comint-delete-output): Bind inhibit-read-only to t.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/comint.el b/lisp/comint.el
index 57e785dce47..7766307f156 100644
--- a/lisp/comint.el
+++ b/lisp/comint.el
@@ -2006,7 +2006,8 @@ This function could be in the list `comint-output-filter-functions'."
 Does not delete the prompt."
   (interactive)
   (let ((proc (get-buffer-process (current-buffer)))
-        (replacement nil))
+        (replacement nil)
+        (inhibit-read-only t))
     (save-excursion
       (let ((pmark (progn (goto-char (process-mark proc))
                           (forward-line 0)