[Bug 539100] Re: menucolors patch doesn't work with .nethackrc

2016-05-21 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for nethack (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: nethack (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 539100] Re: menucolors patch doesn't work with .nethackrc

2016-03-22 Thread James Cowgill
Your nethackrc file is invalid. The menucolors patch accepts regexes so you need to use ".*" instead of just "*". In 3.6.0 nethack now warns you when you try to use an invalid regex, but it just silently failed in 3.4.3. Try this in your nethackrc and it should work: