Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:36:15 GMT From: Kip Coul <kip.coul@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: kern/180569: cannot change termcap Message-ID: <201307150836.r6F8aFhD065005@oldred.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201307150840.r6F8e0EC053903@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 180569 >Category: kern >Synopsis: cannot change termcap >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Jul 15 08:40:00 UTC 2013 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Kip Coul >Release: FreeBSD 9.1 amd64 >Organization: Medlo >Environment: FreeBSD freebsd 9.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE #0 r243825: Tue Dec 4 09:23:10 UTC 2012 root@farrell.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >Description: It's impossible to change a termcap entry. It seems like termcap entries are engraved in stone inside FreeBSD's code and cannot be modified in /etc/termcap >How-To-Repeat: Edit /etc/termcap Change any entry (say, for example xterm since it's the default) Apply the modifications using cap_mkdb cap_mkdb -f /usr/share/misc/termcap /etc/termcap make sure /etc/ttys uses the entry you have modified Reboot See that the entry you modified has not changed. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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