On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Gilles <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello
>
> Since it's the recommended option, I included the hush shell in
> Busybox to run on uClinux, and have a couple of issues with it:
>
> 1. I get "^[[A" when hitting the up arrow to use a command previously
> typed. Generally speaking, the arrow keys don't work
>
> 2. Hitting the TAB key doesn't provide path completion
Post your .config.
I guess your CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING is off.
> 3. When I'm in eg. /etc, the prompt simply says "/etc #" while
> /etc/profile includes PS1='\u:\w> ', ie. username + current directory.
Likely CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_FANCY_PROMPT is off.
I just tested and it works for me with that option on.
> I guess hush doesn't read /etc/profile?
It does if it is a login shell (=> if it is run with argv[0] = "-/path/to/hush",
with leading dash. bash-like option --login isn't supported (yet?)).
> I'm told I might not have chosen the right options in Buildroot, but I
> have no idea what to choose. Here are the options I checked:
> ====================
> #Don't build an independent shell: Use Busybox
> Core Applications
> Shell Program (other) --->
>
> BusyBox --->
> Choose your default shell (hush) --->
> --- hush
> [*] bash-compatible extensions
> [ ] help builtin
> [*] Interactive mode
> [ ] Job control
> [ ] Process substitution
> [*] Support if/then/elif/else/fi
> [*] Support for, while and until loops
> [*] Support case ... esac statement
> [*] Support funcname() { commands; } syntax
> [ ] Support local builtin
> [*] Support export '-n' option
> [ ] Pseudorandom generator and $RANDOM variable
> [ ] lash (deprecated: aliased to hush)
> [ ] msh (deprecated: please use hush)
> [*] POSIX math support
> [ ] Extend POSIX math support to 64 bit
> [ ] Hide message on interactive shell startup
> [ ] cttyhack
This is only a small part of the configuration.
Post entire .config file please.
--
vda
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