Re: bash 2.01

[Hong Huang <h.huang@usa.net>]

BG Lim <s_beng@eduserv.its.unimelb.edu.au> writes:

> I've noticed that both bo and hamm have bash as bash 2.0
> 
> I download bash 2.01 sources from the homepage. Then I tried to compile it,
> but I didn't know what modifications to make.
> 
> Anyway, the result is that compiled file is much bigger, although it takes
> up less space in memory. But when I run an xterm or rxvt, the keyboard map
> won't load properly!
> 
> So what am I doing wrong?
> 
> The reason I am compiling a new bash is because with I have a problem with
> the stock bash. When I reach the end of the line, the new line overtypes
> the current line instead of moving to the next line. Is this a problem with
> bash or readline or curses? With the compiled bash, I don't get this problem.
> 
-- 

bash 2.01 is in the Incoming directory of master.debian.org. However, it's
compiled against libc6. If you still stay with bo (1.3.1), you'll have to
grab the debianized source codes, make necessary modification and compile
it against libc5.


					HH


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