-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Eric Blake wrote: > According to Max Bowsher on 1/25/2006 4:18 AM: >>> The readline 5.1 update has brought with it increased bugs in bash's >>> prompt length calculation when nonprinting characters are used. >>> >>> My PS1: >>> PS1='\[\e[32;[EMAIL PROTECTED] \[\e[0m\][\w] \$ ' >>> >>> with latest bash and readline, bash positions the cursor 1 position to >>> the right of where it should be when cd-ed to the ~ directory. > > Are you running cmd.com, rxvt, or xterm, and what is $TERM? If it comes > down to a bug in the terminfo database being tickled by readline, this > extra information would be helpful.
I experience the same behaviour with all three terminal emulator programs. >>> Is there any ETA when the more severe length calculation bugs that have >>> existed since bash 3 will be fixed? > > I'm trying to find some free time to investigate. Getting readline-5.1-2 > out the door is now my highest priority, but it may be a few more days. > > http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-01/msg01164.html Yes, that's the issue - thanks for working on it. Max. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (Cygwin) iD8DBQFD17hTfFNSmcDyxYARAi0TAKCpx1BE2y5ybMXmb35M2D4mZUy1qQCdEbsg 5hTeJd7pgWJgMlHv8Bwkqtw= =jHDw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/