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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:45:25 +0100
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Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] Updated: cygwin-1.7.0-49
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Me scribbled:
>>> - When running Cygwin applications in the Windows console window, the
>>> =C2=A0 Backspace key now returns ASCII DEL (^?, \177) instead of ASCII =
BS
>>> =C2=A0 (^H, \008). =C2=A0The Control-Backspace key now returns ESC-DEL =
(^[^?,
>>> =C2=A0 \033\177) or \377, dependent on the meta mode set by the setmeta=
mode
>>> =C2=A0 utility, rather than DEL. =C2=A0Control-Space now returns ASCII =
NUL.
>>> =C2=A0 These changes should running emacs in a console window support b=
etter
>>> =C2=A0 and improve compatibility with the Linux Console and xterm.
>
> The rtermios default setting will need to change accordingly,
> either by changing the definition of CERASE in include/sys/termios.h:
>
> -#define CERASE CTRL('H')
> +#define CERASE CDEL

Sorry, just noticed that cgf did in fact make that change.

Might be that stty needs rebuilding then, since that uses CERASE.

Andy

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