Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: erc
In the erc which shipped in emacs22, the server buffer's mode line would
contain the server's name, like server.example.com:6667 (which is also
the buffer's name). Now in emacs23 and the newest standalone erc, the
server buffer's mode line always says Unknown.
This is especially problematic when you connect to multiple servers (see
also tangentially bug #160131). Channel names have the form
#chan...@unknown regardless of which server you are connected to, so the
@Unknown suffix really does not add any information at all.
This is the case at least on Lucid and in the Maverick Release
Candidate. Erc hasn't had an update since 2008 and my recollection is
that I used to see this on Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid as well.
(I don't have erc installed on my Lucid box but I have verified with the
Maverick Release Candidate live CD. The apt-cache policy output would
be essentially identical for Maverick.)
lucid$ apt-cache policy erc
erc:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 5.3-1ubuntu1
Version table:
5.3-1ubuntu1 0
500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages
lucid$ apt-cache policy emacs23
emacs23:
Installed: 23.1+1-4ubuntu7
Candidate: 23.1+1-4ubuntu7
Version table:
*** 23.1+1-4ubuntu7 0
500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
** Affects: emacs23 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: erc (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: erc
In the erc which shipped in emacs22, the server buffer' mode line would
contain the server's name, like server.example.com:6667 (which is also
the buffer's name). Now in emacs23 and the newest standalone erc, the
server buffer's mode line always says Unknown.
This is especially problematic when you connect to multiple servers (see
also tangentially bug #160131). Channel names have the form
#chan...@unknown regardless of which server you are connected to, so the
@Unknown suffix really does not add any information at all.
+
+ This is the case at least on Lucid and in the Maverick Release
+ Candidate. Erc hasn't had an update since 2008 and my recollection is
+ that I used to see this on Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid as well.
** Also affects: emacs23 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Regression: server is always "Uknown"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/655543
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