I maintain the ncurses and terminfo packages for cygwin. I've been wondering, should I update the "official" cygwin terminfo entry for xterm using the XFree86-4.2.0 one? I've been hesistant to do that until now, for fear of backwards incompatibilities. However, now that there are official, setup-compatible packages for cygwin-xfree86 -- then the actual xterm.exe that is provided by the official cygwin package system IS the one from XFree86. So, I suppose cygwin's terminfo database should reflect that?
Comments? --Chuck Harold Hunt wrote: > Michael, > > Have you tried installing Cygwin/XFree86 via Cygwin's setup.exe? I'd like > to know if the described problem is prevented from occuring with this new > method (within the last two weeks). If so, I can check this item off my > to-do list, as very few users will install via the Xinstall.sh script. > > Harold > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael >>Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 9:49 AM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Missing terminfo data in XFree86 4.2.0 >> >> >>Hi >> >>I ran into the following problem with the current XFree86 >>distribution, but >>could not find any mention of any solution here or elsewhere. >> >>SYMPTOMS >>-------- >>* "vt102" terminal setting (TERM) in xterm windows instead of "xterm" >>* "WARNING: terminal is not fully functional" error messages from >>/bin/less >>* Missing /usr/share/terminfo/x/xterm and other terminfo data files >> >>CAUSE >>----- >>1. The current XFree86 for Cygwin distribution is missing the file >> xterm.terminfo (but not xterm.termcap) in Xlib.tgz. (However this is >> not true for other distributions, eg FreeBSD.) It is missing in the >> distribution available from the Cygwin mirrors and the distribution >> available directly from XFree86. >>2. After unpacking the distribution files, the script Xinstall.sh asks the >> user whether to update the terminfo entries. The default is >>no, but the >> blurb notes that new features will be unavailable otherwise. >> >>If the user says yes: >>3. The script moves a number of existing terminfo entries to *.bak >>4. The script tries to run tic on /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/etc/xterm.terminfo to >> replace them >>5. Since this file is not present, tic fails >>6. The following terminfo files are subsequently effectively >>missing: xterm, >> xterms, xterm-24, xterm-vi, xterm-65, xterm-bold, xtermm, xterm-boldso, >> xterm-ic, xterm-r6, xterm-old, xterm-r5, vs100 >> >>INTERIM SOLUTIONS >>----------------- >>During install (pre-emptive): >> * Do not elect to update terminfo entries >>After install (treatment): >> * Setting the TERM variable to another value such as cygwin >>or ansi is >> a temporary workaround >> * Moving the renamed files back to their original names reverses the >> damage ("mv xterm.bak xterm" etc) >> >>DISTRIBUTION FIX? >>----------------- >>Include the file or change the installation script >> >>QUESTIONS >>--------- >>* Is there some reason xterm.terminfo is missing, or is this an error? >>* Is it possible to use e.g. the FreeBSD distribution's >>xterm.terminfo file? >>* Is it advised against updating the terminfo data? >>* If so, then what about updating termcap entries (suggested by >>Xinstall.h)? >>* What is lost by not using the new terminfo data? >> >>Thanks >>Michael >> >> > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
