Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:00:22 +0800 From: Philip Paeps <philip@freebsd.org> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org> Cc: "Alfonso S. Siciliano" <alfix86@gmail.com>, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: TERMs for bsdinstall Message-ID: <06F373BB-33FB-41C6-B7AF-F6A651E3D52B@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20220322211137.GC93207@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net> References: <20220320173809.644227669c080c2c48a7ed29@gmail.com> <20220322211137.GC93207@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net>
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On 2022-03-23 05:11:37 (+0800), Brooks Davis wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 05:38:09PM +0100, Alfonso S. Siciliano wrote:
>> I am ready to start to replace LGPL-dialog with bsddialog in
>> bsdinstall/scripts,
>> so some question and proposal:
>>
>> I noted 'release/rc.local' prompts 4 TERMs for bsdinstall: xterm,
>> vt100, ansi,
>> cons25w:
>>
>> # 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=${TERM:-vt100}
>>
>>
>> I would replace:
>>
>> ansi
>> vt100 [default]
>> xterm
>> cons25w
>>
>> with:
>>
>> vt100
>> vt220 [default]
>> xterm
>> cons25w (delete?)
>>
>> Why?
>>
>> Add vt220 and new default, because it has better UI features than
>> vt100 and is
>> similarly old.
>>
>> xterm is ok.
>>
>> Delete ansi, I seem it is not usable also with LGPL-dialog, do
>> somebody really
>> use it? Some test:
>> % env TERM=ansi sade
>> % env TERM=ansi dialog --menu test 0 0 0 n1 d1 n2 d2
>>
>> Delete cons25w? Reading the logs it seems useful for pc98 now
>> deleted, however
>> it was added for japanese users, I have not this hardware so I could
>> send a call
>> for testing in current@.
>>
>> Please note I want to remove nothing (TERMs, drivers, etc.), it is
>> just an
>> echo-prompt update.
>>
>>
>> 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?
It might make sense to retain ansi and vt100 for the unfortunate
scenario of a serial console wired to a "smart" (stupid) terminal
server. I can't remember ever encountering one that mangled xterm but
I've seen so much stupid in this space that I'm sure they're out
there...
I agree that cons25w can go. That was a hack for syscons.
Philip
--
Philip Paeps
Senior Reality Engineer
Alternative Enterprises
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