Yo Nick! On Mon, 1 Jun 2026 13:53:47 +0100 Nick Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
> This may be considered a non issue but we have noticed the following
> in recent releases if TERM is set to vt100 or vt220
What terminal program? I can repeat with xfce4-terminal
> root@TSB-1650:~# cgps
> curs_set(0) failed
> root@TSB-1650:~#
cgps failed to turn off the cursor. Annoying.
> It appears that this was introduced by commit:
>
> 50153e3e on 6th Feb 2026
Yes, continuing after errors is bad. That commit just tested that the
cursor was in fact turned off. Why can the cursor not be turned off?
> Obviously simple fix is to use modern emulation such as xterm-256color
Or make the error into warning. Not telling the user his terminal is
broken is ungood.
RGDS
GARY
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