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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: Screen Configuration
Date: 6 Mar 1999 17:55:07 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <36E167F2.F4E553FA@globalnet.co.uk>,
Tim Hedger <hedger@globalnet.co.uk> wrote:
: When I start Kermit (under Redhat Linux 5.2), it complains about not
: being able to recognise my terminal type - I've tried all the obvious
: terminal types - which ones can I use? Or can I get it to recognise
: xterm? This is the output I get:
:
: Warning: terminal type unknown: "xterm"
: Fullscreen file transfer display disabled.
: Executing /etc/kermit/ckermit.ini for UNIX ...
: Sorry, terminal type unknown: "xterm"
: Executing /etc/kermit/ckermit.local.ini ...
:
At startup, C-Kermit calls getenv("TERM") to find out your terminal type.
Then it calls tgetent() on the result to make sure it can use the curses
library, since if you try to initialize curses with an unknown terminal
type, it can halt the application. However in your case, tgetent() says
it never heard of "xterm".
With all the confusion amongst Linux versions and packages over the
[n]curses, terminfo, and termcap libraries (not to mention libc vs glibc),
I'm not surprised, but there's not much I can do about it. It works
everywhere else.
It's a Linux configuration problem. "man tgetent" for further info.
Hmmm, well I just tried that on RH 5.2 and there is no man entry. Nor is
there an "info tgetent" entry.
In any case, if there is some "new way" of determining in advance if it's
safe to initialize curses in Linux, I'd like to hear about it.
- Frank