On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 09:30:43AM -0800, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > In message <202102251327.11pdr4ec083...@gitrepo.freebsd.org>, Baptiste > > Daroussi > > n writes: > > > The branch main has been updated by bapt: > > > > > > URL: > > > https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=2a50a9de8340f08bd876e9e5993332ae > > > 14376f80 > > > > > > commit 2a50a9de8340f08bd876e9e5993332ae14376f80 > > > Author: Baptiste Daroussin <b...@freebsd.org> > > > AuthorDate: 2021-02-23 16:17:32 +0000 > > > Commit: Baptiste Daroussin <b...@freebsd.org> > > > CommitDate: 2021-02-25 13:25:32 +0000 > > > > > > terminfo: add terminfo database > > > > > > Tested by: manu, jbeich > > > --- > > > share/Makefile | 1 + > > > share/terminfo/Makefile | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+) > > > > > > diff --git a/share/Makefile b/share/Makefile > > > index c4e12b05f7db..d6854b230ae5 100644 > > > --- a/share/Makefile > > > +++ b/share/Makefile > > > @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ SUBDIR= ${_colldef} \ > > > ${_syscons} \ > > > tabset \ > > > termcap \ > > > + terminfo \ > > > ${_timedef} \ > > > ${_vt} \ > > > ${_zoneinfo} > > > diff --git a/share/terminfo/Makefile b/share/terminfo/Makefile > > > new file mode 100644 > > > index 000000000000..7bb11f3fdf24 > > > --- /dev/null > > > +++ b/share/terminfo/Makefile > > > @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ > > > +PACKAGE= runtime > > > + > > > +.PATH: ${SRCTOP}/contrib/ncurses/misc > > > +TINFOBUILDDIR= ${.OBJDIR}/builddir > > > +CLEANDIRS+= builddir > > > + > > > +.include <src.tools.mk> > > > + > > > +.if !defined(_SKIP_BUILD) > > > +all: terminfo > > > +.endif > > > +META_TARGETS+= terminfo install-terminfo > > > + > > > +terminfo: terminfo.src > > > + mkdir -p ${TINFOBUILDDIR} > > > + ${TIC_CMD} -x -o ${TINFOBUILDDIR} ${.ALLSRC} > > > + > > > +.if make(*install*) > > > +TINFOS!= cd ${TINFOBUILDDIR} && find * -type f | LC_ALL=C sort > > > +TINFOSDIRS= ${TINFOS:C/(.).*/\1/g:O:u} > > > +.endif > > > + > > > +beforeinstall: install-terminfo > > > +install-terminfo: > > > + mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/terminfo > > > + cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/terminfo; mkdir -p ${TINFOSDIRS} > > > +.for f in ${TINFOS} > > > + ${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} \ > > > + -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${NOBINMODE} \ > > > + ${TINFOBUILDDIR}/${f} ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/terminfo/${f} > > > +.endfor > > > + > > > +.include <bsd.prog.mk> > > > + > > > > > > > I think this had some unintended consequences, a POLA violation that should > > be documented. Our termcap didn't support alternate screen buffers while > > terminfo does. Termcap did through t_te and t_ti but we didn't use them. > > Terminfo as delivered from the ncurses factory does supply rmcup and smcup; > > our fullscreen apps such as nvi and top see them and use the alternate > > screen buffer. > > > > The use of the alternate screen buffer is one of the things I hate about > > Linux. After running vi or top I expect the output to remain on the screen > > so I can use some bit of information in my next command. We now have this > > behaviour too. > > Oh, I so hate that mis-feature of Linux, please please tell me there is > a simple knob to turn this off? I believe LESS also does this kind > of stuff, or atleast "man" on linux does, and that pees me off to no > end when I quit the man page and what I wanted is no longer on the screen. > > No this is not and I clear have 0 intention to have a complex patch on top of the linux terminfo which would prefer easy sync in the futur.
We can document how to use a definition which does not have the feature you do not like. Best, Bapt
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