Bug#326200: xterm: please set eightBitInput: false by default so Alt is usable as such

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

Hi again,

Riku Saikkonen wrote:

> I suppose this clearly is not something that should be changed while
> in a freeze, especially since xterm in Debian has had the current
> behaviour for so many years. But perhaps it would be possible to
> coordinate a consistent behaviour for all the terminals in the next
> Debian release after this frozen one?

That sounded sensible to my innocent bystander ears. :)  Reuben, would
you be willing to coordinate this (or do you know anyone who would be)?

That means:

 1. Finding out what the major terminals in Debian currently do.  If
    xterm is not the odd man out, finding a consensus, for example by
    reporting a bug against the debian-policy package with
    X-Debbugs-Cc pointing to the relevant maintainers.

 2. Proposing a patch for xterm bug#326200.

 3. Proposing a patch for bash bug#574396.

 4. Being ready to help people respond to bugs that arise from the
    above.

If one wants to make this change and find relevant bugs in time for
wheezy, now's probably the time.

Thanks and hope that helps,
Jonathan