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To: Charles Wilson <cygwin AT cwilson DOT fastmail DOT fm>
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From: Thomas Wolff <mined AT towo DOT net>
Subject: Re: Updated: terminfo-5.5_20060323-1
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> The terminfo package has been updated to version 5.5_20060323-1.  It 
> contains the terminfo database that enables proper operation of 
> ncurses-based applications. ...

I think and I'd like to suggest that the terminfo package should also 
update the file /etc/termcap in order to maintain consistent references 
to terminal capabilities. (The desired entries can easily be generated 
automatically with infocmp -Cr .)
/etc/termcap currently contains buggy entries that cause interworking 
problems. For a description, please see 
 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=163715


Another note: There is a dangling link
 /usr/share/terminfo/terminfo -> ../share/terminfo

Kind regards,
Thomas Wolff

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