Thanks Jari for the explanation. On 2016-10-22 14:08, Jari Aalto wrote: >> (...) it would be a good idea not to rename it at all and >> provide a bin/stterm -> bin/st symlink for compatibility. > > Background: > > The "st" (simple term) in Debian is under name "stterm" > This has to do with not profiliterating /usr/bin with > two lettter commands that are not system commands.
I get the point. I see the "avoid 2 letter commands" suggestion better suited to upstream development rather than to downstream packaging efforts, but I understand your choice. > But for the actual color problem getting resolved, will > investigate. Thanks for the report. Why not just leaving TERM=st? It's the simplest fix, stays nearer to upstream, fixes also #785219, and will work on any system using upstream's terminfo file. Paride
