Your Python managed to build the _curses extension? Mine didn't, which is presumably why it Python can't get itself confused:
building '_curses' extension gcc -pthread -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -g -O2 -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -I/home/vbraun/opt/ sage-5.12.beta3/local/include -I. -IInclude -I./Include -I/usr/local/include -I/home/vbraun/opt/ sage-5.12.beta3/spkg/build/python-2.7.5.p1/src/Include -I/home/vbraun/opt/sage-5.12.beta3/spkg/b uild/python-2.7.5.p1/src -c /home/vbraun/opt/sage-5.12.beta3/spkg/build/python-2.7.5.p1/src/Modu les/_cursesmodule.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/home/vbraun/opt/sage-5.12.beta3/spkg/build/py thon-2.7.5.p1/src/Modules/_cursesmodule.o gcc -pthread -shared -L/home/vbraun/opt/sage-5.12.beta3/local/lib -L/home/vbraun/opt/sage-5.12.b eta3/local/lib build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/home/vbraun/opt/sage-5.12.beta3/spkg/build/python-2.7 .5.p1/src/Modules/_cursesmodule.o -L/home/vbraun/opt/sage-5.12.beta3/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib -L. -lncursesw -lpython2.7 -o build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/_curses.so *** WARNING: renaming "_curses" since importing it failed: /lib64/libncursesw.so.5: undefined sy mbol: _nc_putchar building '_curses_panel' extension gcc -pthread -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -g -O2 -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -I/home/vbraun/opt/ sage-5.12.beta3/local/include -I. -IInclude -I./Include -I/usr/local/include -I/home/vbraun/opt/ sage-5.12.beta3/spkg/build/python-2.7.5.p1/src/Include -I/home/vbraun/opt/sage-5.12.beta3/spkg/b uild/python-2.7.5.p1/src -c /home/vbraun/opt/sage-5.12.beta3/spkg/build/python-2.7.5.p1/src/Modu les/_curses_panel.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/home/vbraun/opt/sage-5.12.beta3/spkg/build/py thon-2.7.5.p1/src/Modules/_curses_panel.o gcc -pthread -shared -L/home/vbraun/opt/sage-5.12.beta3/local/lib -L/home/vbraun/opt/sage-5.12.beta3/local/lib build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/home/vbraun/opt/sage-5.12.beta3/spkg/build/python-2.7.5.p1/src/Modules/_curses_panel.o -L/home/vbraun/opt/sage-5.12.beta3/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib -L. -lpanelw -lncursesw -lpython2.7 -o build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/_curses_panel.so *** WARNING: renaming "_curses_panel" since importing it failed: /lib64/libncursesw.so.5: undefined symbol: _nc_putchar On Thursday, August 22, 2013 2:22:50 PM UTC+1, Martin Albrecht wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am running Linux here. I found that link as well and played with my TERM > settings, but nothing is working so far: > > sage: osos.environ["TERM"] > 'xterm-new' > sage: ZZ? > WARNING: terminal is not fully functional > - (press RETURN) > > ... and then I am back in the 90s with "more". > > Cheers, > Martin > > On Thursday 22 August 2013 06:12:29 Volker Braun wrote: > > The change is because we switched to ncurses instead of termcap. > > > > Are you on OSX? Your TERM should be set to xterm-new or, even > > better, xterm-256color > > > > https://code.google.com/p/iterm2/issues/detail?id=1956 > > > > On Thursday, August 22, 2013 1:56:09 PM UTC+1, Martin Albrecht wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > with Sage 5.12.beta3 I get: > > > > > > sage: os.environ["TERM"] > > > 'xterm' > > > sage: ZZ? > > > <snip> > > > /opt/sage-5.12/local/lib/python/curses/__init__.pyc in initscr() > > > > > > 31 # instead of calling exit() in error cases. > > > 32 setupterm(term=_os.environ.get("TERM", "unknown"), > > > > > > ---> 33 fd=_sys.__stdout__.fileno()) > > > > > > 34 stdscr = _curses.initscr() > > > > > > 35 for key, value in _curses.__dict__.items(): > > > error: setupterm: could not find terminal > > > sage: > > > > > > This is in konsole (KDE's console). Any ideas? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Martin > > -- > name: Martin Albrecht > _pgp: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x6532AFB4 > _otr: 47F43D1A 5D68C36F 468BAEBA 640E8856 D7951CCF > _www: http://martinralbrecht.wordpress.com/ > _jab: martinr...@jabber.ccc.de <javascript:> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-support" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.