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and subject line Bug#243598: fixed in xterm 411-1
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regarding xterm: stops responding to window delete events after -e su logs in
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Package: xterm
Version: 4.3.0-7
Severity: normal
If I type 'xterm -e su', and then send the resulting window a delete
command using my window manager (twm, doing an f.delete), it will
disappear and xterm exits. However, if I type in the root password
then attempting to delete the window has no effect.
If I type 'xterm', then type 'su' inside the new xterm, I can still
delete the window after I type the root password.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (400, 'unstable')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.3
Locale: LANG=en_CA, LC_CTYPE=en_CA
Versions of packages xterm depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libexpat1 1.95.6-8 XML parsing C library - runtime li
ii libfontconfig1 2.2.2-1 generic font configuration library
ii libfreetype6 2.1.7-2 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii libice6 4.3.0-7 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii libncurses5 5.4-3 Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii libsm6 4.3.0-7 X Window System Session Management
ii libxaw7 4.3.0-7 X Athena widget set library
ii libxext6 4.3.0-7 X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii libxft2 2.1.2-6 FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii libxmu6 4.3.0-7 X Window System miscellaneous util
ii libxpm4 4.3.0-7 X pixmap library
ii libxrender1 0.8.3-7 X Rendering Extension client libra
ii libxt6 4.3.0-7 X Toolkit Intrinsics
ii xlibs 4.3.0-7 X Window System client libraries m
ii xlibs-data 4.3.0-7 X Window System client data
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Source: xterm
Source-Version: 411-1
Done: Sven Joachim <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
xterm, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Sven Joachim <[email protected]> (supplier of updated xterm package)
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Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:23:20 +0200
Source: xterm
Architecture: source
Version: 411-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Sven Joachim <[email protected]>
Closes: 243598
Changes:
xterm (411-1) unstable; urgency=medium
.
* New upstream release.
- Call Cleanup directly when processing SIGHUP, because the process
running in xterm may ignore a killpg sent to the top-level screen's
process (Closes: #243598).
* Refresh Debian patches.
- Only change the definition of the backspace key in the terminfo
file, in accordance with the changes in ncurses.
* Update copy of XTerm FAQ.
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