Ubuntu
picocom package

picocom: incorrect default send command

Bug #198790 reported by Alex Mauer
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picocom
Unknown
Unknown
picocom (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Low
Unassigned
Nominated for Jaunty by Alex Mauer

Bug Description

Binary package hint: picocom

By default, picocom uses the send command 'ascii_xfr -s -v -l10'. Leaving aside whether ascii xfr is the best choice of command (it's provided by the minicom package which picocom does not recommend), the program name is actually 'ascii-xfr' rather than 'ascii_xfr'.

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Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote :

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 or 9.04?

Changed in picocom:
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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Alex Mauer (hawke) wrote :

Yes, in 8.10 at least.

This is dead easy to check:

1. picocom still does not recommend minicom
2. running 'picocom /dev/null' will indicate that the send_cmd is 'ascii_xfr -s -v -l10'

Daniel T Chen (crimsun)
Changed in picocom:
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
James Paige (bob-hamsterrepublic) wrote :

It is also worth mentioning that the picocom man page claims that the default send command should be "sz -vv"

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