Re: [RP] s/xterm/rxvt/g

[Jonathan Walther]

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Look closer.  There is no xterm depending code.  But it is compiled
as a default xterm.  Remember that xterm segfaults for me on all my
systems, and apparently other people suffer this problem as well.
xterm is buggy.  It just shouldn't be used.

On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Martin Samuelsson wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 10:39:22AM -0700, Jonathan Walther wrote:
> > Whereas xterm is buggy and doesn't play nicely with ratpoison
> > (at least on my systems), and rxvt does, how about substituting
> > rxvt for xterm throughout the source tree?  The patch is trivial,
> > so I supply it here:
> 
> In what way does xterm behave funny for you?
> 
> One of the reasons that xterm is choosen is that it exists on almost all 
> systems. Rxvt or gnome-terminal (which hides the ratcursor) might be better 
> but they are not half as common.
> 
> Of course I still have the opinion that all xterm-depending code should be 
> removed all together. (I have never used it.)

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