> > How do I know/set the terminal in packet mode? How can we conclude that > > reporter didn't have terminal in packet mode? (I am just trying to > > learn/understand here). > > window.c:OpenDevice() does that. Should be fully automatic. > My question was more in terms of - who tells OpenDevice() that. Who sets #ifdef TIOCPKT to true?
> I do not understand the second part of the question. Why do you think > > terminal and screen disagree? Is that the reason for the bug? > > > My asumption is this: > - screen decides to use package mode, and later behaves as > if package mode is enabled, but the pty device remained in normal mode, > hence the missing characters. > So does that mean: 1) package mode is different for screen and pty device? What I mean here is, it should be set separately for both of them? 2) package mode is set for screen but not for pty device. > > OpenDevice() switches on package mode for W_TYPE_PTY devices, if the > TIOCPKT symbol is available. The code looks quite okay to me. Maybe you > could verify some asumptions here. > I need to find out who sets this "TIOCPKT" and how screen (via OpenDevice() I assume) and pty knows about that being set. Thanks a ton for your help, Hiren
