From: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 22:18:15 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] chainlint: sidestep impoverished macOS "terminfo"
Message-ID: <Y2wnJ1h7xwyrpRYs@nand.local>
In-Reply-To: <b85b28e5a6beea97c149f0b9de6ba8d0a4a7c1f9.1668013114.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

On Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 04:58:32PM +0000, Eric Sunshine via GitGitGadget wrote:
> From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
>
> Although the macOS Terminal.app is "xterm"-compatible, its corresponding
> "terminfo" entry neglects to mention capabilities which Terminal.app
> actually supports (such as "dim text"). This oversight on Apple's part
> ends up penalizing users of "good citizen" console programs which
> consult "terminfo" to tailor their output based upon reported terminal
> capabilities (as opposed to programs which assume that the terminal
> supports ANSI codes).

Hmmph. Too bad that Apple isn't doing the right thing here, but your
approach is reasonable and well-explained. Looking good.

Thanks,
Taylor