Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 02:18:54 +0400 From: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru> To: Adrian Penisoara <ady@warpnet.ro> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/21065: 4.1-STABLE cons25w termcap entry screwed Message-ID: <20000906021852.A73301@nagual.pp.ru> In-Reply-To: <20000906004948.B72273@nagual.pp.ru>; from ache@nagual.pp.ru on Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 12:49:49AM %2B0400 References: <200009051659.JAA15410@freefall.freebsd.org> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10009052308080.93351-100000@ady.warpnet.ro> <20000906004948.B72273@nagual.pp.ru>
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On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 12:49:49AM +0400, Andrey A. Chernov wrote: > On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 11:48:29PM +0300, Adrian Penisoara wrote: > > > Apparently you not log in from the same kernel's console as you report. > > > > Yes. Does that mean that all non 4.1-STABLE machines are left in the > > cold when it comes to log into a 4.1-STABLE system from them ?!? Is > > updating /usr/share/misc/termcap to the version in the -stable tree > > sufficient to make things work between 3.x and -stable machines ? > > It is impossible to fix termcap bugs AND stays compatible in the same > time, since compatible variant IS buggy. There is workaround exists - for > older clients put old termcap copy into ~/.termcap. Alternative workaround which comes to mind first is renaming termcap entry, but among other problems it cause the same problem reversed and worse, i.e. with loging from new releases to old ones for which renamed entry simple not exist. -- Andrey A. Chernov <ache@nagual.pp.ru> http://ache.pp.ru/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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