The default stty erase character is hardcoded in the kernel which probably is wise to simply accept. We dont need a new term etc. Just make all apps query the current stty settings so that they work.
On Thu, 13 Nov 1997, Ricardas Cepas wrote: > > Proposal: > > 1) Somewhere in the base, say ncurses-base postinst > script user should be prompted for key_backspace and key_dc > (delete) values with no default answer. Then common > terminal entries should be created, say linux-local, xterm-local, > etc with these values. > 2) Shells, inittab, lilo should set TERM to linux-local > by default. > 3) There should be two stty binaries - one with default > stty erase ^?, other with ^H. Installation script can make a link > named stty to the required binary according to 1). > 4) readline, X and others really needing > hard-coded key_backspace and key_dc values should set them in postinst > according to current term-info and maybe stty erase. > 5) Other applications should look stty erase for > key_backspace value and term-info for key_dc at run time > preferably. > 6) For loadkeys script can be created first > calling actual loadkeys and then loading values for Backspace and > Delete as 5). I assume key-codes don't change on the same > terminal, so this can be configured at installation time. > kbd is in base on Debian, so loadkeys can be always invoked at > boot time. > > -- > RiÄardas Äepas > > >
