I sent this to Tim, but he''s away until May 31. Anybody else able to
shed light on this?
changeset: 13773:1c7efb60176c
parent: 13767:6e81102d29be
user: Tim Deegan
date: Thu Feb 01 15:03:37 2007 +0000
files: tools/pygrub/src/pygrub tools/python/xen/xend/XendBootloader.py
description: [PYGRUB] Invoke pygrub with TERM=vt100
What''s the rationale behind this?
Thanks,
Aron
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Ian Campbell
2007-May-15 06:06 UTC
Re: [Xen-devel] rationale behind pygrub with TERM=vt100
On Mon, 2007-05-14 at 20:59 -0400, Aron Griffis wrote:> I sent this to Tim, but he''s away until May 31. Anybody else able to > shed light on this? > > changeset: 13773:1c7efb60176c > parent: 13767:6e81102d29be > user: Tim Deegan > date: Thu Feb 01 15:03:37 2007 +0000 > files: tools/pygrub/src/pygrub tools/python/xen/xend/XendBootloader.py > description: [PYGRUB] Invoke pygrub with TERM=vt100 > > What''s the rationale behind this?I think it''s because of cset 13540:5f998c3170f7 (Plumb bootloader I/O through xenconsole) which meant that there was no sane $TERM to be passed into pygrub anymore since you can''t know the $TERM of the eventual xenconsole client. vt100 is a good low common denominator. Ian. _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
Aron Griffis
2007-May-16 05:03 UTC
Re: [Xen-devel] rationale behind pygrub with TERM=vt100
Ian Campbell wrote: [Tue May 15 2007, 02:06:18AM EDT]> I think it''s because of cset 13540:5f998c3170f7 (Plumb bootloader > I/O through xenconsole) which meant that there was no sane $TERM to > be passed into pygrub anymore since you can''t know the $TERM of the > eventual xenconsole client. vt100 is a good low common denominator.Thanks, that''s helpful. I missed the connection between those changesets... Aron _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel