Re: making an 'Eterm' terminfo entry
On Mon, Jun 11, 2001 at 05:14:39PM -0700, Aaron Brashears wrote:
> I recently put together a new debian box based on unstable. When I
> connect to my local server running debian stable using ssh in Eterm,
> the server complains when I run ncurses based applications such as
> emacs that there is no 'Eterm' TERM type. I hacked a solution quickly
> enough by creating a symlink /etc/terminfo/E/Eterm which pointed to
> /etc/terminfo/x/xterm.
>
> This problem is new, and probably pops up with the latest version of
> Eterm (I have another box based on unstable that I haven't upgraded
> for at least a month that works fine) which exports a TERM that stable
> doesn't recognize.
>
> This seems like a resonable solution. Is there a better one? It
> doesn't smell like a bug, but should I report it against Eterm?
>
>
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The behavior is defined in the Eterm theme you're using. On my potato
box the default theme is defined in /usr/share/Eterm/themes/Eterm/MAIN.
You'll want a line that reads "term_name xterm" for Eterm to identify
as an xterm.
HTH
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