linux-kernel - Re: linux 2.6.26 vt back_color

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Message-ID: <20081013093924.648c892d@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:39:24 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"Alexander V. Lukyanov" <lav@...is.ru>
Cc:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>,
	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ncurses Developers <ncurses-dev@....org>
Subject: Re: linux 2.6.26 vt back_color_erase

> Probably color ls -l is just broken and should be fixed. Why was it
> necessary to change the console color semantics that was there for years?

Submit a patch that reverts the change. I would agree it needs reverting.

> 
> > ncurses should not expect anything. Except what is in terminfo.
> > Do we need a terminfo db update for the "linux" term?
> 
> Sure, unless the change is reverted. The bce attribute will need to be
> disabled, which is a pity as it saves traffic for color full screen
> applications. And changing terminfo is very inconvenient for remote logins.

Agreed
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