Subject: Re: problems making dt-1.0.2
To: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
From: Hauke Fath <bg5@aixterm1.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/14/1996 16:16:56
>>
>> >Sorry for asking kind of a novice question, but I just tried to make
>> >dt-1.0.2, it exits at once with a message "vi: couldn't find free line."
>> >What does it mean? I have a 15" Portrait Monitor and a LCIII with jpw's
>> >ADBTEST-137 kernel.
>> >thanks
>> >sk
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> this is not even a novice question...it puzzled me a while, too.
>> dt keeps a common scrollback buffer for all its virtual screens. This
>> buffer is properly sized for 9/12" screens but not for a portrait monitor
>> that has twice as many liner per screen.
>>
>> Look for the constant VT_MAXROWS, increase its value to something like 100
>> and you should be fine.
>
>I have no idea if it changes this problem, but you might also look at
>dt 1.0.3 instead. :-)
>
>Take care,
>
>Bill

Hi Bill,

I actually added this fix to dt-1.1.3 :-)



	hauke

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