Mail Archives: cygwin/1999/06/10/01:40:05
cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jun 10, 1999 at 12:57:26PM +0900, Takayuki Tamura wrote:
> >Ross Smith <ross DOT s AT ihug DOT co DOT nz> wrote:
> >>cgf wrote:
> >>> You'll probably have the best luck if you use the information from
> >>> cygwin's /etc/termcap on your UNIX box.
> >>
> >> Use it how? What do I do with it?
> >
> >setenv TERMCAP '<paste the linux entry from cygwin's termcap>'
> >
> >or
> >
> >setenv TERMPATH <alternate-termcap-file>
> >
> >I'm not sure the latter exists in Solaris (FreeBSD has it, I remember).
> >Consult man pages (tset, environ, ...) for more details.
>
> It may not be that simple. It might require playing around with
> terminfo, q.v.
None of our Unix/Sun experts could figure out how to make it work. I
ended up throwing out the Cygwin telnet and installing Tera Term, which
has a VT100 emulation option.
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Ross Smith <ross DOT s AT ihug DOT co DOT nz> The Internet Group, Auckland, New Zealand
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I know you're desperate, I really sympathise
I see the morbid horror flicker in your eyes
But rest assured I'm gonna help to ease your pain
I'm gonna put a thousand tiny implants in your brain [Motorhead]
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