bug#22290: 23.1; tpu-edt

bug#22290: 23.1; tpu-edt

[root]

We have using emacs with the tpu-edt.elc keypad emulator on Red Hat Linux Release 3 and Release 5
with no problems. On Release 5 we are running emacs version 21.4.

We are now upgrading one server to RHEL6 and tpu-edt does not work properly. Most single keypad
commands (NEXT LINE, FORWARD, CUT, etc.) work fine, but SELECT <kp-decimal> does not. None of
GOLD keypad commands (OPEN LINE, CHGCASE, PASTE, etc.) work at all.

The version of emacs included with the RHEL6 repository is 23.1.1. I see that the current version
is 24.5. I don't know if that is related or not.

I can reproduce the problem by entering /usr/bin/emacs -f tpu-edt <filename>.

Please let me know if you require more information. I can be reached at robertb@bsp-mail.com
or rlbrightman@gmail.com

Thank you.

Robert Brightman

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In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.23)
 of 2014-11-27 on x86-010.build.bos.redhat.com
configured using `configure  '--build=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' '--host=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' '--target=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' '--program-prefix=' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--bindir=/usr/bin' '--sbindir=/usr/sbin' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--datadir=/usr/share' '--includedir=/usr/include' '--libdir=/usr/lib64' '--libexecdir=/usr/libexec' '--localstatedir=/var' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--with-dbus' '--with-gif' '--with-jpeg' '--with-png' '--with-rsvg' '--with-tiff' '--with-xft' '--with-xpm' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' 'build_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' 'target_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DMAIL_USE_LOCKF -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector 
 --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Text

Minor modes in effect:
  tpu-edt-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
ESC [ > 0 ; 1 3 6 ; 0 c ESC O p ESC O p ESC O p ESC 
O p ESC O p ESC O p ESC O p ESC O u ESC O p ESC O p 
ESC O p ESC O t ESC O p ESC O p ESC O p ESC O p ESC 
O p ESC O p ESC x r e p o r t SPC e m a c s SPC b u 
g RET

Recent messages:
("/usr/bin/emacs" "-Q" "-f" "tpu-edt" "mac5.txt")
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
mac5.txt has auto save data; consider M-x recover-this-file

bug#22290: 23.1; tpu-edt

[Alexis]

root <brightman@bsp-rh6001.bcsinet.com> writes:

> We have using emacs with the tpu-edt.elc keypad emulator on Red 
> Hat Linux Release 3 and Release 5 with no problems. On Release 5 
> we are running emacs version 21.4.
>
> We are now upgrading one server to RHEL6 and tpu-edt does not 
> work properly. Most single keypad commands (NEXT LINE, FORWARD, 
> CUT, etc.)  work fine, but SELECT <kp-decimal> does not. None of 
> GOLD keypad commands (OPEN LINE, CHGCASE, PASTE, etc.) work at 
> all.
>
> The version of emacs included with the RHEL6 repository is 
> 23.1.1. I see that the current version is 24.5. I don't know if 
> that is related or not.

23.1 was released in July 2009, so this issue might indeed have 
been resolved in more recent releases. Is it possible for you to 
try a more recent version, either by installing a different RPM, 
or by manually compiling and installing the current version 
(24.5)?

bug#22290: 23.1; tpu-edt

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Alexis <flexibeast@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2016 16:41:49 +1100
> Cc: 22290@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > The version of emacs included with the RHEL6 repository is 
> > 23.1.1. I see that the current version is 24.5. I don't know if 
> > that is related or not.
> 
> 23.1 was released in July 2009, so this issue might indeed have 
> been resolved in more recent releases. Is it possible for you to 
> try a more recent version, either by installing a different RPM, 
> or by manually compiling and installing the current version 
> (24.5)?

I actually tried a few commands that Robert said didn't work, both in
Emacs 23.1 and in 24.5, and they seem to work for me.  For example,
SELECT <kp-decimal>.  So I'm still unsure what is the problem.
Robert, can you show a recipe, starting from "emacs -Q", that doesn't
work as expected, and explain the problems in detail, please?

In addition, perhaps Robert could try using edt.el instead; if that
works for him, it would be a better path forward, because tpu-edt was
obsoleted in v24.5, whereas edt.el wasn't, and thus the latter will be
better maintained in the years to come.

Thanks.

bug#22290: 23.1; tpu-edt

[Glenn Morris]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> I actually tried a few commands that Robert said didn't work, both in
> Emacs 23.1 and in 24.5, and they seem to work for me.  For example,
> SELECT <kp-decimal>.  So I'm still unsure what is the problem.
> Robert, can you show a recipe, starting from "emacs -Q", that doesn't
> work as expected, and explain the problems in detail, please?

No response in a year, closing.