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Re: [TCLUG:16977] Colors in terminal...
Ok, I did it, but it's still a no go :(
Gabe
>
> Try recompiling BASH against ncurses instead of termcap. That is the way
> debian does it. Be careful replacing the system bash though - you need to
> make sure all dependent libraries are in /lib
>
> Tom Veldhouse
> veldy@visi.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gabe Turner (officer) <dopp@acm.cs.umn.edu>
> To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 12:28 PM
> Subject: [TCLUG:16977] Colors in terminal...
>
>
> > Ok, fellow Slack-fiends, and anyone else, I need some help. For the last
> month
> > or so, I've been wrestling with both mutt and vim, trying to get them to
> show
> > up in color in my xterm (Eterm, actually). Now, "ls --color" will display
> > things in color, and I've got slrn (using slang) using colors, but mutt
> and vim
> > both refuse... I've tried everything: messing with compile-time options,
> > changing env variables, using different terms (rxvt, xterm), tried what
> they
> > suggested in the Mutt FAQ, all for not. The weird thing is, this only
> seems
> > to happen in Slackware, AFAIK. I can compile mutt (and vim) with no
> options
> > to configure on a RedHat box, and the bloody colors work! Any other Slack
> users
> > run into this problem (and hopefully, fix it)?
> >
> > More info:
> >
> > - I'm using Slackware 7
> >
> > - Mutt version info and options:
> >
> > frostbite:~$ mutt -v
> > Mutt 1.1.12i (2000-04-22)
> > Copyright (C) 1996-2000 Michael R. Elkins and others.
> > Mutt comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `mutt -vv'.
> > Mutt is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
> > under certain conditions; type `mutt -vv' for details.
> >
> > System: Linux 2.3.99-pre5 [using slang 10202]
> > Compile options:
> > -DOMAIN
> > +DEBUG
> > -HOMESPOOL -USE_SETGID +USE_DOTLOCK +USE_FCNTL -USE_FLOCK
> > -USE_IMAP -USE_GSS -USE_SSL -USE_POP +HAVE_REGCOMP -USE_GNU_REGEX
> > +HAVE_COLOR +HAVE_PGP -BUFFY_SIZE -EXACT_ADDRESS +ENABLE_NLS
> > SENDMAIL="/usr/bin/sendmail"
> > MAILPATH="/var/mail"
> > SHAREDIR="/usr/local/share/mutt"
> > SYSCONFDIR="/usr/local/etc"
> > -ISPELL
> > To contact the developers, please mail to <mutt-dev@mutt.org>.
> > To report a bug, please use the muttbug utility.
> >
> > - Vim options and version info
> >
> > frostbite:~$ vim --version
> > VIM - Vi IMproved 5.6 (2000 Jan 16, compiled May 1 2000 11:05:03)
> > Compiled by root@frostbite, with (+) or without (-):
> > +autocmd +browse ++builtin_terms +byte_offset +cindent +cmdline_compl
> > +cmdline_info +comments +cryptv +cscope +dialog_con_gui +digraphs
> +emacs_tags
> > +eval +ex_extra +extra_search +farsi +file_in_path -osfiletype
> +find_in_path
> > +fork() +GUI_Athena -hangul_input +insert_expand +langmap +linebreak
> > +lispindent +menu +mksession +modify_fname +mouse +mouse_dec +mouse_gpm
> > +mouse_netterm +mouse_xterm +multi_byte -perl +quickfix -python +rightleft
> > +scrollbind +smartindent -sniff +statusline +syntax +tag_binary
> +tag_old_static
> > -tag_any_white -tcl +terminfo +textobjects +title +user_commands
> +visualextra
> > +viminfo +wildignore +wildmenu +writebackup +X11 -xfontset -xim
> > +xterm_clipboard -xterm_save
> > system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
> > user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
> > user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
> > system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc"
> > user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc"
> > system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim"
> > fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/local/share/vim"
> > Compilation:
> gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DUSE_GUI_ATHENA -DFUNCPROTO=15 -DNARROW
> PROTO -I. -g -O2 -Wall -I/usr/X11R6/include
> > Linking: gcc -o
> im -L. -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lXaw -lXext -lXt -lXt -lX11 -lncurses -lgpm
> >
> >
> > I'm on the brink of going mad... please help if you can :)
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Gabe
> >
> > --
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> ------
> > Gabe Turner President, ACM @ U of MN dopp@acm.cs.umn.edu
> >
> > "Leave everything to me!!"
> > - Powdered Toast Man in "Powdered Toast Man"
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Gabe Turner President, ACM @ U of MN dopp@acm.cs.umn.edu
"Hey Guedo! It's all so clear to me now. I am the keeper of the
cheese, and you're the lemon merchant. Get it?"
- Ren Hoek in "In the Army"
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