On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 10:22:37PM +0200, Joerg Klemenz wrote:
> What about terminfo? Did you also commit terminfo files?

No.
NetBSD doesn't use terminfo.

> If compatibility is a matter, why not change the actual emulator to
> match a real vt220?

Good idea. Don't know.

> When 1.6 is out, i will download the sources of everything and do it
> myself. It seems so much easier than having extra term* entries and
> changing /etc/ttys
> 
> Or has this already been done?

I don't think so.

> Why does NetBSD not use terminfo by default anyway?

I heard two reasons for this:
1) terminfo is not extensible the way termcap is. with termcap, you can
   add arbitrary capabilities. you cannot do this with terminfo.
2) terminfo is sysv, termcap is bsd.

Bye,
 Thomas

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