Compiling and Testing Questions

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3 total messages Started by Jay Todd Irwin Wed, 09 Sep 1992 21:19

#554

Author: Jay Todd Irwin
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1992 21:19

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Hello New Newsgroup;

  I'm sure this question is almost too simple to print but I do need some
answers!   I am changing some of the escape sequences for a terminal (wyse50)
and I am trying to compile and test.  I have managed to compile these
in my home directory under $home/w/wyse50  etc.  Yet I havent been able to 
test them as I'm having trouble setting the terminal.  

  Any answers would be most appreciated!  Below is what I've tried so far.

$ TERMINFO=/tristan/users/asg/jirwin; export TERMINFO
$ tic wyse.new

after these commands I've got some compiled entry's in $home/w/. 
Then I try:

$TERM=wyse50; export TERM

BUT THE CHANGES AREN'T TAKING PLACE!

I'm a bit green at this but am trying.

Thanks in advance

Jay Irwin
:

Re: Compiling and Testing Questions

#555

Author: Phi-Long Tran
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 02:17

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     If I recall correctly, UNIX System V uses the terminfo database.  The
command "tput" should do what you want.  Try the manual pages for "tput"
(i.e., "man tput").  In short, after you've compiled the entries, type the
following:

     % tput init	 # To send the initializations for $TERM.
     % tput longname	 # To display the "long name" of the terminal.

---
Phi-Long Tran
ptran@asuvax.eas.asu.edu
Arizona State University

Re: Compiling and Testing Questions

#560

Author: Robert I Ransbottom
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 00:09

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In article <9SEP199219172447@envmsa.eas.asu.edu> ptran@asuvax.eas.asu.edu writes:
>     If I recall correctly, UNIX System V uses the terminfo database.  The
>command "tput" should do what you want.  Try the manual pages for "tput"
>(i.e., "man tput").  In short, after you've compiled the entries, type the
>following:
>
>     % tput init	 # To send the initializations for $TERM.
>     % tput longname	 # To display the "long name" of the terminal.

This is correct.  The usually approach is to define variables in
the shell and export them. eg.
	INIT = `tput init`
	CLEAR = `tput clear`
	export CLEAR INIT


-- 
rr@world.std.com  Robert Ransbottom

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