Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:05:02 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> To: Ed Schouten <ed@80386.nl> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [Testers wanted] vt100/xterm-support for syscons Message-ID: <87zlim90gx.fsf@kobe.laptop> In-Reply-To: <20081223135951.GX1176@hoeg.nl> (Ed Schouten's message of "Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:59:51 %2B0100") References: <20081223135951.GX1176@hoeg.nl>
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--=-=-= On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:59:51 +0100, Ed Schouten <ed@80386.nl> wrote: > Hello all, > Some time ago I sent a message to the lists about vt100/xterm/UTF-8 > support for syscons. I think the code is pretty stable now and after > some minor improvements/fixes, it should be ready to hit the tree. > > I'm sending this message to this list, because it would be nice if > people could test the patch before I commit it. Especially if people > with different fonts/keymaps could test it, it would be really nice. > > Patches are available at: > > http://people.FreeBSD.org/~ed/mpsafetty/ Hi Ed, Do we just pick the latest version of mpsafetty changes? I think I might be able to run a few tests with the xterm support patch during the next week. > If no serious issues turn up that I've not been able to fix before the > end of the year, I'll commit it one of the first days of January. Heh, that would be a good New Year's gift :-) I have been using screen and a .bashrc snippet that sets TERM=vt220 inside screen until now. This has proved to be a remarkably good combination for [ FreeBSD console -> screen -> TERM=vt220 -> ssh ] sessions to BSD, Linux *and* Solaris systems. I suspect having full `TERM=xterm' support in the console would make at least half of this setup obsolete and make ssh connections to non-BSD systems Just Work(TM) without the screen+vt220 hack! --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAklRNmQACgkQ1g+UGjGGA7ZgdwCeLZmbU4rfecjuq445XeRL4Ljg fqgAoJdYCY1m2BoJbG+wArxoL6RFBmy+ =Kn3j -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--
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