You have been subscribed to a public bug: == 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 targetmilestone-inin--- -- dialog wrongly requires double backslashes (\\n, \\Z) for control codes in option file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1549300 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to dialog in Ubuntu. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp