From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 24459 invoked from network); 18 Sep 2001 13:26:03 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.51.30) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 18 Sep 2001 13:26:03 -0000 Received: (qmail 2590 invoked by alias); 18 Sep 2001 13:25:41 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 4246 Received: (qmail 2577 invoked from network); 18 Sep 2001 13:25:39 -0000 Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 06:25:37 -0700 From: Will Yardley To: zsh-users@sunsite.dk Subject: Re: can't find termcap info Message-ID: <20010918062537.G13299@hq.newdream.net> Mail-Followup-To: zsh-users@sunsite.dk References: <20010918142514.A16873@greux.loria.fr> <20010918053813.C13299@hq.newdream.net> <20010918145958.A17178@greux.loria.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20010918145958.A17178@greux.loria.fr> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.22.1i Organization: New Dream Network Vincent Lefevre wrote: > Will Yardley wrote: > I could recompile zsh, but on some accounts, it would be annoying > to install another version in my $HOME. well it won't be too helpful to me, but perhaps indicating the version of zsh and compile options (if known) and other pertinent information might help. have you tried this in any other shells? are you sure that the termcap and / or terminfo info for your terminal type is correct? i've never ran into / seen this setting, nor did a quick google search turn up anything... > > you might try putting: > > export TERMINFO=/etc/terminfo (or whatever your terminfo stuff is) > > This doesn't change anything (concerning zsh). > > > or > > export TERMCAP=/etc/termcap (terminfo is better if it works) > > greux:~> export TERMCAP=$HOME/.termcap <14:54:42 > greux:~> TERM=nettle <14:54:55 > rlogin: connection closed. > > Why??? what does the 'nettle' section of $HOME/.termcap look like? is the terminfo directory in your home dir as well (in /home/.terminfo/ or something)? it sounds like there's an error in the termcap description or something. does the same thing happen if you do: % bash bash$ export TERMINFO=[location of terminfo directory] bash$ export TERM=nettle or does that work? i think that unless zsh is compiled with ncurses you have to use $TERMCAP (again check the archives if you'd like to hear someone explain it in more excruciating detail). w -- Sintax error in config file! (line 378) aborted! GPG Public Key: http://infinitejazz.net/will/pgp/