On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 01:50:08AM +0100, Robert Fantini wrote:
> Package: less
> Version: 394-4

...keeping mind that I don't maintain "less" (and it uses a termcap interface)
 
> Using a Link-mc5 terminal in  wyse-60 emulation.
> 
> When I try to use less from Etch to display a text file, the lines
> display one on top of another..

That sounds as if less is confused about line-wrapping.

It would probably be helpful to attach a test-case consisting of the
text file that misbehaves, along with a typescript (from "script")
for each of the two versions, running "less" through the same way.
 
> When I login to a Sarge system, the same file displays ok.
> 
> Sarge uses:  Version 382-1
> 
> In both sessions $TERM=wy60
> 
> I tried using the  /usr/share/terminfo/w/wy60  but that did not fix the 
> problem.

It's been a while since there were changes to the wyse entries.

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Thomas E. Dickey
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