libeditline does not support home/end/delete keys

[Dustin Spicuzza]

libeditline does not support the ANSI key sequences for the home, end, or delete keys, and prints out a ~ instead. This trivial patch enables those keys to do the expected actions.

It would be really nice to have this for hardy. :)

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04

I patched against the already patched ubuntu version of the source. Not 100% sure of the 'proper' way to submit patches, so if this isn't correct let me know the proper steps and I'll redo it. :)

[Jim Qode (jimqode)]

Made a debdiff following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/devweek0809/FixingBugs1.
Seeking sponsorship.

[Jim Qode (jimqode)]

By the way this is my first patch submission. Please notify me if I made an error.

[Jim Qode (jimqode)]

I was told to update debian/control file by #ubuntu-motu user ma10. Here is the updated file.

[James Westby (james-w)]

Hi,

Thanks for putting the patch together. I would appreciate
some feedback from upstream on this matter. I'm having
trouble tracking them down though. If you know where upstream
is then please forward this patch to them.

At the very least I would like to see it forwarded to Debian.

Thanks,

James

[Dustin Spicuzza (dustin-virtualroadside)]

Yeah, I did a small search initially to try and find the original upstream, but I just figured it would be easier to send it here. Is the ubuntu version exactly the same as the debian one? Not that its a huge patch or anything.

[James Westby (james-w)]

Hi Dustin,

The Ubuntu and Debian versions are identical, yes.

Could you tell me how I can test this? I'd like to know
and application in the repositories that uses the libraries
and will be able to demonstrate the behaviour before and
afterwards.

Thanks,

James

[Dustin Spicuzza (dustin-virtualroadside)]

We actually are using it for a project at work because of GNU readline is GPL, and that won't work for this particular project. However, there is a test application included with libeditline that you can build, and show the results.

Theres also probably a way using dpkg to find something that depends on it, but I'm not sure how to do it.

[James Westby (james-w)]

Hi Dustin,

Using the testit program in the package as you suggest suggests
that your patch makes delete work, but not home and end. Do you
know why it does not work for me?

Thanks,

James

[Dustin Spicuzza (dustin-virtualroadside)]

Odd... it works for me. I'm testing via SSH on PuTTY using Windows XP. I
would assume it has something to do with the way the characters are
mapped...

Dustin

James Westby wrote:
> Hi Dustin,
>
> Using the testit program in the package as you suggest suggests
> that your patch makes delete work, but not home and end. Do you
> know why it does not work for me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
>

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

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