From owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org Mon May 17 14:53:54 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCDF564A722 for ; Mon, 17 May 2021 14:53:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bapt@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (unknown [127.0.1.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FkMb65w50z3RJn for ; Mon, 17 May 2021 14:53:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bapt@FreeBSD.org) Received: by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) id CAF5E64A721; Mon, 17 May 2021 14:53:54 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: current@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CABD064A1FC for ; Mon, 17 May 2021 14:53:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bapt@FreeBSD.org) Received: from smtp.freebsd.org (smtp.freebsd.org [96.47.72.83]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.freebsd.org", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4FkMb65P3vz3Qxv; Mon, 17 May 2021 14:53:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bapt@FreeBSD.org) Received: from aniel.nours.eu (unknown [IPv6:2001:41d0:8:3a4d::1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) (Authenticated sender: bapt) by smtp.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 8A81A27C1C; Mon, 17 May 2021 14:53:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bapt@FreeBSD.org) Received: by aniel.nours.eu (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 5C11260B5D; Mon, 17 May 2021 16:53:53 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 16:53:53 +0200 From: Baptiste Daroussin To: Eric van Gyzen Cc: gljennjohn@gmail.com, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alternate Screen Message-ID: <20210517145353.vrupk2v4kv6gmssv@aniel.nours.eu> References: <451388d3-934c-c506-d7de-81de44b4a29a@vangyzen.net> <20210516170307.z4bzyi46gjyuiqg3@aniel.nours.eu> <20210517101935.526899f1@ernst.home> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 14:53:54 -0000 On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 09:46:49AM -0500, Eric van Gyzen wrote: > On 5/17/21 5:19 AM, Gary Jennejohn wrote: > > On Sun, 16 May 2021 19:03:07 +0200 > > Baptiste Daroussin wrote: > > > > > On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 09:01:53AM -0500, Eric van Gyzen wrote: > > > > There was a recent discussion about a terminal database update and the new > > > > Alternate Screen behavior. I'm curious about the resolution, but I can't > > > > find that discussion. Would someone kindly send a clue-by-four via > > > > overnight express? > > > > > > > > Ultimately, I'd like to know how to get the old behavior back, with no > > > > alternate screen, and thereby reduce my blood pressure. > > > > > > > > Alternatively yours, > > > > > > The replies you are receiving are interesting as none of them are right... > > > > > > What has been done, it now ncurses from base reads both terminfo and termcap DB. > > > It is looking up for terminfo db from localbase as well. > > > > > > Base only provides termcap (the old termcap definition, nothing new in there). > > > if one want the terminfo database which supports alternate screen definition, > > > he/shre can just pkg install terminfo-db. > > > > > > > But in March terminfo was being built and installed. Maybe he failed to > > delete /usr/share/terminfo after the change. Or was simply not aware that > > he had to do that. > > Thanks for the help, everyone. Deleting /usr/share/terminfo fixed the > problem. (I don't have the terminfo-db package installed.) > > Bapt, was this intentionally omitted from ObsoleteFiles.inc, or was that an > oversight? > > Cheers, > > Eric It is in ObsoleteFiles.inc # 20210318: remove the terminfo database Bapt