Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:11:37 +0000 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org> To: "Alfonso S. Siciliano" <alfix86@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: TERMs for bsdinstall Message-ID: <20220322211137.GC93207@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net> In-Reply-To: <20220320173809.644227669c080c2c48a7ed29@gmail.com> References: <20220320173809.644227669c080c2c48a7ed29@gmail.com>
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On Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 05:38:09PM +0100, Alfonso S. Siciliano wrote:
> Hello,
>=20
> I am ready to start to replace LGPL-dialog with bsddialog in bsdinstall/s=
cripts,
> so some question and proposal:
>=20
> I noted 'release/rc.local' prompts 4 TERMs for bsdinstall: xterm, vt100, =
ansi,
> cons25w:
>=20
> # Serial or other console
> echo
> echo "Welcome to FreeBSD!"
> echo
> echo "Please choose the appropriate terminal type for your system."
> echo "Common console types are:"
> echo " ansi Standard ANSI terminal"
> echo " vt100 VT100 or compatible terminal"
> echo " xterm xterm terminal emulator (or compatible)"
> echo " cons25w cons25w terminal"
> echo
> echo -n "Console type [vt100]: "
> read TERM
> TERM=3D${TERM:-vt100}
>=20
>=20
> I would replace:
>=20
> ansi
> vt100 [default]
> xterm
> cons25w
>=20
> with:
>=20
> vt100
> vt220 [default]
> xterm
> cons25w (delete?)
>=20
> Why?
>=20
> Add vt220 and new default, because it has better UI features than vt100 a=
nd is
> similarly old.
>=20
> xterm is ok.
>=20
> Delete ansi, I seem it is not usable also with LGPL-dialog, do somebody r=
eally
> use it? Some test:
> % env TERM=3Dansi sade
> % env TERM=3Dansi dialog --menu test 0 0 0 n1 d1 n2 d2
>=20
> Delete cons25w? Reading the logs it seems useful for pc98 now deleted, ho=
wever
> it was added for japanese users, I have not this hardware so I could send=
a call
> for testing in current@.
>=20
> Please note I want to remove nothing (TERMs, drivers, etc.), it is just an
> echo-prompt update.
>=20
>=20
> Feel free to point me to any useful resource and let me know if you want =
to be
> involved in reviews / other discussions.
> Finally I added an editable wiki page for tracking the replacement process
> <https://wiki.freebsd.org/RoadmapFromDialogToBSDDialog>.
It's hard to imagine anyone using something that isn't xterm compatible.
Does it even make sense to have this prompt?
-- Brooks
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