Re: Small bug in tput ... it does not accept hex numbers anymore

[Thomas Dickey]

On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 04:00:13PM +0100, Dr. Werner Fink wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> one of my scripts is using tput in a bash shell sript and checks
> the rep feature of the XTerm.
> 
> Now I see wrong line letters and indeed if I check line graphic q
> tput does throw error messages if hex is used:
> 
>   tput rep 0x71 10
>   tput: unknown terminfo capability '0x71'
>   qqqqqqqqqq
> 
> if I use decimal numbers it works
> 
>   tput rep 113 10
>   qqqqqqqqqq
> 
> in older ncurses versions hex numbers are accepted without such
> error messages.

I hadn't noticed - that probably happened when I provided for the
OpenBSD-variant (but probably can repair that).

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Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
https://invisible-island.net

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