[ale] gentoo term question

[jknapka at earthlink.net (Joseph A. Knapka)]

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."

-- 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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