Your message dated Thu, 1 Dec 2016 18:13:43 +0200
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and subject line Re: Bug#846279: ghc: Problems with Backspace, Delete and arrow
keys
has caused the Debian Bug report #846279,
regarding ghc: Problems with Backspace, Delete and arrow keys
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: ghc
Version: 8.0.1-14
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
Since upgrading to ghc 8.0.1, when trying to backspace user-entered text (e.g.
a getLine event) in a
running haskell program (whether compiled with this version of ghc, or
interpreted), the terminal
displays "^?" for backspace, "^[[3~" for delete and other codes for arrow keys.
It appears to be previously reported, and resolved, here:
https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2606
Looks to be a problem with how ghci is compiled and
libedit/libreadline/ncurses-dev as the module
"System.Console.Editline.Readline" is missing:
GHCi, version 8.0.1: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help
Prelude> :browse System.Console.Editline.Readline
<no location info>: error:
Could not find module ‘System.Console.Editline.Readline’
It is not a module in the current program, or in any known package.
Many thanks!
-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 4.8.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages ghc depends on:
ii dpkg 1.18.15
ii gcc 4:6.1.1-1
ii libbsd-dev 0.8.3-1
ii libc6 2.24-5
ii libc6-dev 2.24-5
ii libffi-dev 3.2.1-6
ii libffi6 3.2.1-6
ii libgmp-dev 2:6.1.1+dfsg-1
ii libgmp10 2:6.1.1+dfsg-1
ii libncurses5-dev 6.0+20160917-1
ii libtinfo5 6.0+20160917-1
ghc recommends no packages.
Versions of packages ghc suggests:
pn ghc-doc <none>
pn ghc-prof <none>
pn haskell-doc <none>
pn llvm-3.7 <none>
ii perl 5.24.1~rc3-3
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
On Thu, Dec 01, 2016 at 04:22PM, Richard Smith wrote:
> Thanks for your further assistance. Upon further investigation, I
> think I've found that this happens if I use...
>
> hSetBuffering stdout NoBuffering
> hSetBuffering stdin NoBuffering
>
> ...at the very start of my main statement, so it might indeed be the
> correct behaviour, although I've not had this happen before.
I believe this is the correct behavior. I also tried disabling
buffering and the results are the same for both v7.10.3 and v8.0.1
(i.e., backspace is not working) which means there is no regression.
> Curiously, I also get the same behaviour in ghci when not using hSetBuffering
> at all.
That is also the correct behavior. It has always been like this (as an
example, see the following question on stackoverflow, which is from 2014):
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21114222/difference-in-getline-functionality-with-ghci-vs-runhaskell
> What do you think? Have I made a mistake with this bug report?
I for sure learned something from this bug report, so I don't consider
this a mistake ;-)
I am closing this bug report, since this seems to be the intended behavior.
Best,
--
Ilias
--- End Message ---
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