-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 According to Max Bowsher on 1/25/2006 4:18 AM: > The readline 5.1 update has brought with it increased bugs in bash's > prompt length calculation when nonprinting characters are used. > > My PS1: > PS1='\[\e[32;[EMAIL PROTECTED] \[\e[0m\][\w] \$ ' > > with latest bash and readline, bash positions the cursor 1 position to > the right of where it should be when cd-ed to the ~ directory.
Are you running cmd.com, rxvt, or xterm, and what is $TERM? If it comes down to a bug in the terminfo database being tickled by readline, this extra information would be helpful. > > > Is there any ETA when the more severe length calculation bugs that have > existed since bash 3 will be fixed? I'm trying to find some free time to investigate. Getting readline-5.1-2 out the door is now my highest priority, but it may be a few more days. http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-01/msg01164.html - -- Life is short - so eat dessert first! Eric Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (Cygwin) Comment: Public key at home.comcast.net/~ericblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD14ml84KuGfSFAYARAqciAJoDM+XZUN+rJp5I6jXki5/Lq7gymQCcDJoB Hk2jIo9tyTwldwtZOO7pm50= =MjJW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
