Oh, I see.  Top thinks your terminal isn't capable of "advanced screen
control".  Set TERM=3Ddumb on any terminal, and it will exhibit the same
behaviour...  Yeah, it's probably something to do with the linux termcap
entry on the NetBSD machine.  Compare your termcap on the linux machine to
the NetBSD one - maybe the netbsd one is missing something that causes top
to think linux is "dumb".

Rick

On Thu, 15 May 1997, Volker Schmidt wrote:

> > What error is it giving you?  =20
>=20
> Ooops. I should be more specific! I've made some investigations
> last evening. No error in compiling and installing. But while
> running I run in some troubles concerning the screen control
> of top.
>=20
> I use top on a Sparc LX with NetBSD-current from the snapshot
> lying around on ftp.NetBSD.org. On xterms and on my VT420
> console everything is very fine. Top does it's job.
>=20
> But on my linux machine using the linux termcap/terminfo-entry
> (dunno whichone top uses) the program runs ONE time.
>=20
> That means you get one ps-listing and one load and memory
> statistic. Then it exits silently.
>=20
> Strange, huh. I assume a promblem in the screen handling of
> the linux termcap/terminfo-entry.
>=20
> tsch=F6,
> --volker
> --=20
> PGP key: <mailto:pgp-public-keys@keys.de.pgp.net> Subject: GET 8F679A35
>=20
> UNIX is friendly, but it chooses it's friends!
>=20

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