[ale] gentoo term question

[Geoffrey]

Joseph A. Knapka wrote:
> Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>>Okay, I installed my favorite editor vi on my gentoo box, yet it leaves
>>me in 'open mode' as in one line at a time.  So I start looking around
>>and I don't have a termcap file.  I'd a thought that would have been
>>standard with the install.
>>
>>So, any clue as to where I get a termcap file from?
> 
> 
> I just saw a message go by on the kernelnewbies list to
> the effect of, "nothing uses termcap anymore, you need
> to install and/or update terminfo instead."

Yes, that's what I get for being old... :(  Hmmm, I've got terminfo, but 
vi still is not playing nice.

I decided to install vim.  It appears we'll get to see how X runs on 
this box after all, as apparently X is a prerequisite for vim. ;)

I'll see how vim does on the console once I get there.

> 
> -- Joe
>   "I'd rather chew my leg off than maintain Java code, which
>    sucks, 'cause I have a lot of Java code to maintain and
>    the leg surgery is starting to get expensive." - Me
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