RE: [cobalt-developers] vi bug?

[Dan Keller <dsk@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brian --

Thanks very much.  This does indeed repair the problem.

I wonder why Cobalt tech support doesn't know about it
(I asked them) nor is it posted in the knowledgebase.

This list group obviously serves an important purpose.

Thanks again!

Dan Keller
dan@xxxxxxxxxx
www.keller.com

On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Brian TerBeek wrote:

> Here is the fix...
> 
> as root cd to /usr/lib
> then create a link to /usr/share/terminfo
> 
> ln -s /usr/share/terminfo .
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dan Keller
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 9:29 PM
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> Subject: [cobalt-developers] vi bug?
> 
> 
> Hello Cobalt Gurus --
> 
> On my RaQ 2,
> I am seeing a strange new behavior in vi:
> when first invoked, it briefly flashes an error
> message complaining that it can't open
> the termcap file.  However, the termcap
> file is exactly where it's supposed to be
> (in /etc), it's world-readable, and its contents
> are intact.  So the message makes no sense.
> 
> I have been seeing this error since I installed
> the last half-dozen patches.  So I wonder whether
> a recent patch included something that causes
> vi to misbehave.
> 
> Does anyone in this group know anything about
> that?
> 
> Thanks so much for any light you can shed!
> 
> Dan Keller
> dan@xxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.keller.com/
> 
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