Re: pkg/29791

[Jussi Liukkonen <jussi.liukkonen%snorkkeli.homeip.net@localhost>]

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From: Jussi Liukkonen <jussi.liukkonen%snorkkeli.homeip.net@localhost>
To: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost>
Cc: reed%netbsd.org@localhost, <pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
Subject: Re: pkg/29791
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 02:49:38 +0300

 Hi,
 
 the problem is a double space after the prompt, not in the double-tab 
 output. In other words, my prompt with a new, empty line should look 
 like:
 
 snafu:~$ _
          ^space here (between \$ and the cursor)
 
 But with netbsd, it looks like:
 
 snafu:~$  _
          ^^two spaces here (between \$ and the cursor)
 
 And when I do the double-tab thingy, the cursor jumps to its correct 
 place. Editing past the line-wrap point and backspacing enough, or ^A 
 after wrapping, also jumps to the correct place, but oftentimes not 
 redrawing the line properly due to the off-by-one error.
 
 Note that I use the \[...\] mechanism in PS1 to enter characters that 
 should be excluded from prompt length when calculating cursor 
 positioning (specifically, to show some stuff like \h:\w in an xterm 
 titlebar). If I don't do that, then there is no extra space, or redraw 
 problems after wrap.
 
 In darwin7, redhat9 linux, solaris8/9, or freebsd4, there never is an 
 extra space or redraw issues using the same bash, terminal and PS1 (all 
 the abovementioned machines are in the same NIS/NFS cluster, so they 
 see the same ~/.profile). Which leads me to suspect the netbsd 
 adaptation and/or libraries.
 
 Br,
 Jussi