Re: lib/58282: Sysinst terminal output size increased because curses

["Andreas Gustafsson via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR lib/58282; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Andreas Gustafsson <gson%gson.org@localhost>
To: blymn%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: lib/58282: Sysinst terminal output size increased because curses
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 13:20:23 +0300

 Brett,
 
 With the commit of src/lib/libcurses/refresh.c 1.134, the size of the
 console log from an automated install on my i386-laptop testbed
 decreased by almost two thirds:
 
 gumbo:/bracket/i386-laptop/results $ zcat ./2026/2026.07.02.00.32.00/install.log.gz | wc -c
 394316
 gumbo:/bracket/i386-laptop/results $ zcat ./2026/2026.07.02.04.37.48/install.log.gz | wc -c
 137383
 
 Also, the installation now runs several minutes faster (it's using a
 9600 bps serial console, so every kilobyte of output adds about a
 second to the runtime).
 
 I consider the bug fixed.  Thanks.
 -- 
 Andreas Gustafsson, gson%gson.org@localhost