From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 12 19:35:40 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AE3F1065679 for ; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:35:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail2.fluidhosting.com (mx21.fluidhosting.com [204.14.89.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 770A98FC19 for ; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:35:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 7273 invoked by uid 399); 12 Dec 2009 19:35:38 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO foreign.dougb.net) (dougb@dougbarton.us@127.0.0.1) by localhost with ESMTPAM; 12 Dec 2009 19:35:38 -0000 X-Originating-IP: 127.0.0.1 X-Sender: dougb@dougbarton.us Message-ID: <4B23F090.10207@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:35:44 -0800 From: Doug Barton Organization: http://SupersetSolutions.com/ User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20091206) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ronald Klop References: <200912102225.nBAMPrZx076758@svn.freebsd.org> <19235.10488.325168.267306@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <4B232E39.4000305@FreeBSD.org> <4B236147.7030603@gmx.de> <4B236403.2080408@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.96.0 OpenPGP: id=D5B2F0FB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, Hajimu UMEMOTO , svn-src-all@freebsd.org, Garrett Wollman , svn-src-head@freebsd.org, Christoph Mallon Subject: Re: svn commit: r200369 - in head: etc share/termcap X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:35:40 -0000 Ronald Klop wrote: > Maybe this? > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/svn-src-head/2009-July/009102.html YES! I knew it was something simple and clever like that but I couldn't find it. Thanks Ronald (and des for posting the original). To be clear, I am NOT asking for a backout ... IIRC in the thread that discussed this issue there were quite a few people who thought that FreeBSD not clearing the screen was a POLA violation since that's what linux does, and it's what most people are used to. What I would suggest is that whichever way we ultimately go with it that we put a clearly worded example in both the termcap file and termcap.5 that shows how to do the OTHER way. And yes, I will volunteer to write both of them once there is a consensus. FWIW, what I actually did that is working so far is: cat ~/.termcap xterm|xterm-color:ti@:te@:tc=xterm-new hth, Doug -- Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/