Hi,
Andy, I have tested a couple of solutions and I think the easiest way
for you is just to
download the Eterm package for Stretch (testing) and install it in your
system manually with:
dpkg -i eterm_0.9.6-4_amd64.deb
I have just installed the Eterm version in testing and no new packages
are needed, just this one and it is working in my system.
(One can use pinning in apt to install packages for several
distributions, but for just one package I think it is not necessary in
this case).
Please, let me know if this solution is not working for you to try a
more elaborate fix until Stretch is released.
Regards,
Jose
P.S.: Do not apologise for the "duplication" of bug numbers. It is not
your fault, you used "reportbug" correctly. I draw the attention about the
duplication of the bug to close both of them as one is already fixed in
testing, just to document it and to not forget to close both.
Andy Bennett wrote:
Hi,
Thanks for your help!
I think this bug is the same than bug #770369.
I tried to file this as a followup to the existing bug but must have
messed up with my usage of `reportbug`; sorry!
This bug is close in stretch (testing). As it is expected the release
stretch occurs soon, the easiest way is:
1. To wait for the release of stretch to get this problem fixed when
you upgrade from Wheezy to Stretch.
2. Downgrade the Eterm package to the version in Jessie so you can
use it until the upgrade to Stretch.
Do you mean wheezy? Do you have a command to hand that can do that for
me or is it best to fetch the .deb out of the appropriate package pool?
I am trying to maintain Eterm package, but my process of learning to
do it properly is getting a little long so
I have not prepared a new Eterm package.
I have checked the fix proposed and my local Eterm package is working
in Jessie-amd64 (thanks to Charles Gorand and Arnaud Ceyroll for the
fix).
Andy, if you want I can send you my local package to your e-mail, so
you can use it.
For Santiago Vila (or other developers) I have modified the source
package in Jessie by performing the fix suggested by Arnaud and
Charles to the command.c file, just
recompiled in my Jessie system and the new Eterm package is working
again.
Maybe I can try to build my own local package? Are you able to send me
the patch for the Jessie package?
Maybe it is worth to propose an update for Jessie so the package will
be usable again
for all the users. I will have some spare time after the middle of
June, so I would be able to apply the fix in the correct way (I have
just edited the source to test it, I have to read deeper the
maint-guide to
do it in the right way).
After the release of Stretch I will try to fix the UTF8 problem in
Eterm to finally maintain this package.
Thanks for your help and for giving the time.
Regards,
@ndy
