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From: Rolf Campbell <Endlisnis AT mailc DOT net>
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: bash-2.05b-12
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 21:36:08 -0400
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Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> 
> 
>>I've updated the version of bash to 2.05b-12.
>>
>>This bash now uses the new capabilities and therefore requires
>>Cygwin 1.5.3 ff.
>>
>>The package now adheres to the filesystem hirarchy standard (FHS).
> 
> 
> Corinna,
> 
> There is a minor problem with the latest bash: it duplicates the last
> literal character of the prompt or the last character of the entered
> command upon redraw.  To duplicate, "export PS1='\[\033[32m\033[0m\]$'"
> (you should see the prompt as '$$'), then enter any word and press ^L to
> redraw (you should see the last character of that word duplicated, and
> the prompt becomes '$').  If the last character of the prompt is not a
> literal character (e.g., if you append '\[\]' to PS1) the last prompt
> character duplication problem goes away, but the last character of the
> command is still duplicated upon redraw.
> 
> I'm hoping it's something simple.  If you don't know right away what the
> problem is, or can't replicate it, let me know and I'll provide more
> debugging info.  I'm using cygwin-1.5.3-1 and bash-2.05b-12.
> 	Igor
I noticed this in the transition from -10 to -11.  I posted my 
observation http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-08/msg00109.html

-Rolf



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