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== Comment: #0 - Liang Chang Guo <lc...@us.ibm.com> - 2015-09-11 18:44:18 ==
>From Ubuntu 15.10 daily builds, the window-like tool "dialog" in Linux now
>turns to look for double backslashes (like \\n, \\Z...) as control codes in
>command option file, which causes incorrect display in format for programs
>(like PMLinux) that get used to only feeding with single backslash (\n,
>\Z...). This bug affects menu, form, and form etc. dialog boxes.
There is no such problem for other disros, even ubuntu 15.05 ...
*** Info of ubuntu/dialog that fail, and command/file to reproduce ***
root@ubt1510F:~# uname -a
Linux ubt1510F 4.2.0-7-generic #7-Ubuntu SMP Tue Sep 1 16:42:17 UTC 2015
ppc64le ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux
root@ubt1510F:~# dialog --version
Version: 1.2-20150528
root@ubt1510F:~# dialog --file PMLinux.menus
(see display effect in attachment)
root@ubt1510F:~# cat PMLinux.menus
--begin 2 2 --default-item "2) Disable" --ok-label " Select " --item-help
--help-button --no-cancel --colors --timeout 585
--title " Setup Performance Management " --backtitle "IBM PMLinux Main Menus"
--menu " \Z4I\Znnternational \Z4B\Znusiness \Z4M\Znachines (\Zu\Z4IBM\Zn),
Copyright 2012-2015 \Z1(C)\Zn\n\n \Z0Move by
\Zb\Z4<Up/Down/Left/Right/Tab/[0-9]>\Zn or \Zb\Z4Mouse\Zn to desired
function/button\n Presss \Z1<Enter>\Zn to select, or \Z1<Esc>\Zn to exit.\n\n
\Zu\Z5ubt1510F\ZU\Zn STATUS: Collection \Z2ON\Zn, Transmission \Z2ON\Zn,
CustomerInfo \Z1NO\Zn\n \Z4Linux OS Version\Z0: Ubuntu Wily Werewolf
(development branch)" 25 81 11
"1)*Enable" "\Z2Data Transmission" "To correct & reset
parameters to enable PMLinux Data Collection & Transmission"
"2) Disable" "Data Transmission" "To disable PMLinux Data
Collection & Transmission. Proceed with Caution !!!"
"3) Retransmit" "Recorded Data" "To package historical data
files of one or all day(s) into PMstats.send for manual transmission"
"4)*Change/Show" "\Z1Customer Information" "To fill out contact info,
so that IBM PMLinux team can create a login user for your web reports"
"5) Change/Show" "Data Retention Period" "To setup the period length
(days) for PMLinux to keep the data files"
"6) Change/Show" "Trending Days and Shift Times" "To setup your weekly
working days & shift times for PMLinux reports"
"7) Change/Show" "System Parameters (Advanced)" "To setup some system
configurations"
"8) Change/Show" "KVM Guest Collection Settings" "To setup KVM Guest info and
querying utilization data intervals"
"9) ReadMe" "Guide/References/License" "To browse PMLinux
manual/license text documents"
"0) Exit" "Quit" "To end this window-style
PMLinux configuration tool"
*** Info of ubuntu/dialog that pass ***
[root@kvmhost ~]# uname -a
Linux kvmhost 3.18.17-349.el7_1.pkvm3_1_0.3103.1.daily.donotship.ppc64le #1 SMP
Thu Sep 10 07:17:08 CDT 2015 ppc64le ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux
[root@kvmhost ~]# dialog --version
Version: 1.2-20130523
** Affects: dialog (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Assignee: Taco Screen team (taco-screen-team)
Status: New
** Tags: architecture-ppc64le bot-comment bugnameltc-130351 severity-high
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dialog wrongly requires double backslashes (\\n, \\Z) for control codes in
option file
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1549300
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