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From: jensen@adobe.com (Freddy Jensen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: RS/6000 termcap question
Message-ID: <6916@adobe.UUCP>
Date: 1 Oct 90 13:54:53 GMT
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Reply-To: jensen@adobe.COM ()
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View
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Hi Folks,

   I have a question about termcap on the RS/6000:

   On my sun I have (in my .login) some stuff that allows me to point
   to various "termcap" files, and set the $term variable, so I can
   make any terminal work reasonable (including my dial-up from home).

   I can't make it work on the RS/6000, because it doesn't use termcap.

   What does it use, and how do I set it up ?

Thanks

Freddy

P.S.  here is my current .login termcap stuff:

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
#*--------------------*
#* setup termcap info *
#*--------------------*

echo -n "set terminal (y/n) [n]? "

set in_string=$<             # '$<' ---> get input from keyboard

if ("$in_string" != "y") goto DONE_WITH_IT

SETUP_TERMCAP:

set MY_TERMCAP = $HOME/.termcap-$HOSTNAME

echo -n "TERMCAP = $MY_TERMCAP (1), or /etc/termcap (2) ? "

set in_string=$<             # '$<' ---> get input from keyboard

if ("$in_string" == "1") then

   cat $HOME/.my_termcap /etc/termcap >! $MY_TERMCAP

   setenv TERMCAP   $MY_TERMCAP
   setenv termcap   $MY_TERMCAP
   set    TERMCAP = $MY_TERMCAP
   set    termcap = $MY_TERMCAP
   echo   TERMCAP = $MY_TERMCAP

else if ("$in_string" == "2") then

   setenv TERMCAP   /etc/termcap
   setenv termcap   /etc/termcap
   set    TERMCAP = /etc/termcap
   set    termcap = /etc/termcap
   echo   TERMCAP = /etc/termcap

else
   goto SETUP_TERMCAP
endif

SETUP_TERMINAL:

if ((`tty` == "/dev/console") && ($HOSTNAME == $MAIL_HOST)) then
#   biff y  # be notified if mail arrives
   set in_string="d"
else
   echo Terminal: $TERM
   echo -n "Reset to: "
   set in_string=$<             # '$<' ---> get input from keyboard
endif

if ("$in_string" == "") then

   setenv TERM   vt100_100_by_65
   setenv term   vt100_100_by_65
   set    TERM = vt100_100_by_65
   set    term = vt100_100_by_65

else if ("$in_string" == "h") then

   echo " "
   echo "   vt100 choices:"
   echo " "
   echo "   vt1 (100 columns / 26 lines ) "
   echo "   vt2 (100 columns / 31 lines ) "
   echo " "
   echo "   vt3 (100 columns / 50 lines ) "
   echo "   vt4 (100 columns / 65 lines ) "
   echo " "
   echo "   vt5 ( 80 columns / 24 lines ) "
   echo "   vt6 ( 80 columns / 25 lines ) "
   echo " "
   echo "   vt7 (132 columns / 24 lines ) "
   echo "   vt8 (132 columns / 25 lines ) "
   echo " "
   goto SETUP_TERMCAP

else if ("$in_string" != "d") then

   setenv TERM   $in_string
   setenv term   $in_string
   set    TERM = $in_string
   set    term = $in_string

else

   setenv TERM   $TERM
   set    term = $TERM

endif

echo Terminal: $TERM

stty intr "^C" kill "^U" erase "^?"

set  noglob; eval `tset -s`; unset  noglob

DONE_WITH_IT:

exit (0)
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Freddy Jensen
Display Postscript Group
Adobe Systems Incorporated
1585 Charleston Road, P.O. Box 7900
Mountain View, CA 94039-7900
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