DragonFly users List (threaded) for 2012-07
Re: a couple of things I dislike about BSD
On 7/23/2012 02:39, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> 1. When I run bc, I frequently edit the previous line and make a change:
> In Linux, I hit uparrow and edit the line. In DFBSD, I have to type the whole
> line again. This is, I'm sure, a license issue; the readline library in DFly
> is GNU readline. The bugs section says "Itâ??s too big and too slow," so why
> not write a BSD version that's smaller and faster?
> (The calculation relates to the upper slope of my future house's roof.)
That's a shell configuration issue, not a readline issue. I edit
previous commands just fine just as you suggest. Pick the right shell
and set it up via the .profile/.??rc/ etc files and it will work as you
> 2. less in Linux saves the screen when it starts and restores it when it ends.
> In DFly it doesn't; it leaves a screenful of the file visible when it exits.
I've seen this via SSH but it doesn't do it the console. I'm sure it's
another config issue, but being lazy I just use cat and scroll backwards
rather than taking the time to fix it. :)