Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 00:49:49 +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: <20000906004948.B72273@nagual.pp.ru> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10009052308080.93351-100000@ady.warpnet.ro>; from ady@warpnet.ro on Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 11:48:29PM %2B0300 References: <200009051659.JAA15410@freefall.freebsd.org> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10009052308080.93351-100000@ady.warpnet.ro>
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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. > This should have been _at least_ documented if not brought into attention > with a HEADS UP meessage on the appropiate lists... Some sort of warning was in the related commit messages. Putting it into src/UPDATING is good idea too, but my English is not good enough for that. -- 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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