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> > I just built a new screen package that uses libncurses10 instead of
> > libncurses9.  Please try it out and see if it makes a difference.
> > 
> > (1) In setup, make sure that crypt, libgcc1, and libncurses10 are
> > installed.
> > 
> > (2) Kill any running screen sessions.
> > 
> > (3) Run
> > 
> > wget \
> >  http://home.comcast.net/~andrex2/cygwin/screen/screen-4.0.3-5.tar.bz2
> > tar -C/ -xf screen-4.0.3-5.tar.bz2
> > 
> > Then run screen and let us know what happens.
> 
> Completed these steps.  Even rebooted before running screen.  No changes. 
> I confirmed the requested files were installed.

OK.

> I have attached the output from env from two shortcuts.  The one that
> works running the bash shortcut created with install, and the shortcut
> running rxvt.  Perhaps you can see something which can be tried.

Thanks, that's helpful.

$ diff -U 0 env-*
--- env-bash.txt        2010-01-13 19:58:53.000000000 -0500
+++ env-rxvt.txt        2010-01-13 19:58:53.000000000 -0500
@@ -6 +6 @@
-TERM=cygwin
+TERM=rxvt-cygwin-native
@@ -8,0 +9 @@
+WINDOWID=13125088
@@ -27 +28 @@
-__COMPAT_LAYER=RunAsAdmin
+__COMPAT_LAYER=WinXPSp3 RunAsAdmin
@@ -35 +35,0 @@
-!C:=C:\cygwin\bin
@@ -37,0 +38 @@
+COLORFGBG=0;default;15
@@ -41 +41,0 @@
-PROMPT=$P$G
@@ -49,0 +50 @@
+DISPLAY=:0
@@ -51,0 +53 @@
+COLORTERM=rxvt-xpm

The obvious culprit here would be TERM.  Is TERM=rxvt-cygwin-native standard for
rxvt?

Has anyone else using rxvt observed this problem with screen?

I think it's probably time to use strace.  When my brain is working again
tomorrow I'll suggest how to go about it.

A.


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