[procps] Re: another new top bug #663334

  • From: Jim Warner <james.warner@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: procps@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:18:32 -0500

On Mar 13, 2012, at 4:03 PM, James Cloos wrote:
I haven't tried that patch, but the ability to double click on, eg, a
> process id, hit r or k and middle-click paste said pid is a common and
> expected workflow.

Hi Jim,

Now all we need is for Craig to agree.

That patch will expose us to something like the flaw below.  But currently most 
tabs seem to be absorbed via backspace and I don't consider this very much of 
an obstacle anyway.

Regards,
Jim

from:
//www.freelists.org/post/procps/A-rainy-days-effort,7
...
        #410292, top: interface error
This was really a problem with termios and emulation.  Now that top defaults to 
using his own line input logic (TERMIOS_ONLY not defined), it can't happen.



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