From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 11 14:44:58 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C0E0106566B for ; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:44:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from onemda@gmail.com) Received: from ey-out-2122.google.com (ey-out-2122.google.com [74.125.78.24]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B33FC8FC1B for ; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:44:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ey-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 9so267869eyd.9 for ; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:44:56 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=rnDx4XN4d/EEr1b4ITSvViieain84SFyZoSrn3MPCDU=; b=bW/GpXfk/S0gRBeBDSrYm2Vk7jZeLuX32998/e2XHLMi+FooB1fPxjgtqfFri8KYof 4Pm3Jc1f6MqTAAUb2nn4jlqxqsN9/BOFGBSUxpGvwr0U/YWHkcBENvSKn0+lKpglKXtN VNRDLo7Agzn0twcE+gzBC4LqtZABXMxzEJo2M= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=JpEShmWZoB3bf+SMW7+KSBvrVJQePGAiKtfjy7cI15JGRwoehaxRnep02tduZJCyYs vLj02nf25IElb+7lG/xtD8cmA/q58ukvrC3bp1lPLlp25cXH9QJYcUKIAgrTlV1zkZ7i j5J/N51Bpqj8z9UWnKEzj08oqS9R5ZTwgL99U= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.213.103.144 with SMTP id k16mr1697505ebo.66.1257950696647; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:44:56 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20091111101207.GF64905@hoeg.nl> References: <20091111101207.GF64905@hoeg.nl> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:44:56 +0100 Message-ID: <3a142e750911110644p10de9e15w46c2c7adbd295773@mail.gmail.com> From: Paul B Mahol To: Ed Schouten Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: FreeBSD Current Subject: Re: Final call for testers: TERM=xterm X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:44:58 -0000 On 11/11/09, Ed Schouten wrote: > Hi folks, > > I just committed some patches to SVN that should complete the Xterm- > style terminal emulator support. This means we can just share the same > termcap entry between the console driver and X11 terminal emulators, > which has many advantages, including: > > - The ability to use dtach(1) without problems. > - Support for more advanced (networking) devices with serial > administrative interfaces. > - Better compatibility with other operating systems. > - Reduced bandwidth. > > I'd like to flip the switch one of these days on all platforms, except > i386. On i386 the /etc/ttys file is shared between i386 and pc98. pc98 > will still use its own cons25 emulator instead of the xterm emulator, so > I'll initially convert all the other platforms and deal with i386 (and > hopefully pc98) later. I'll discuss this with nyan@. > > How to test this: > > 1. Make sure you run 9.0-CURRENT SVN r199175 or later. > 2. Run `vidcontrol -T xterm'. > 3. Run `export TERM=xterm'. > > After doing this, you shouldn't notice a lot. Make sure applications > like your shell, your editor, etc. still work as expected. It would be nice that keeping shift key pressed and pressing middle mouse key works like it does in xterm.