Subject: Re: bin/12304: top(1) output garbled if header line(s) wider than terminal
To: Matthias Buelow <mkb@mukappabeta.de>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@wasabisystems.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/01/2001 15:19:12
Matthias Buelow wrote:

> Simon Burge <simonb@wasabisystems.com> writes:
> 
> >In -current, "Swap" has been changed to "Swp" which is still technically
> >two characters short, but should cover most cases.  I'll at least get
> 
> ?!! ... *lol*
> Excuse my laughing but tell me that isn't true... that's one of the
> most hilarious workarounds I've ever seen :)
> What if I add another 8 megs swap, will it have to be abbreviated to
> "Sw" then? :)

I guess in the low memory machine case it's worse.  For larger memory
machines, a couple of the fields go from wxyzK to xyM or xyzM and so
gain a few spare places...

> >This patch should at least fix the overrun problem for the initial
> >memory status line and all line updates.  Does it work ok for you?
> 
> Thanks, I'll try it and reply with the results... sorry, a vax takes
> some time for compiling... :)

Heh, cool.  I should have tested the patch on my hp300 and not my
laptop :-)

Simon.
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