[Fwd: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated [experimental]: bash-3.2-4]

[Keith Christian]

Eric Blake wrote:
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> A new release of bash, 3.2-4, is now available for experimental use,
> replacing 3.2-3. Version 3.1-9 remains as the current version for now.

PROMISING - for the first time since January, the <TAB> completion works
without duplicating the last character on the line!

My original posting: http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-01/msg01214.html

I've installed Bash 3.2-4 and libreadline6 5,2-2 as suggested, and the
rxvt version I've been running is 20050409-3.  I'll continue testing and
report any problems, but I see immediate improvement in completion
handling with this combination!

========Keith


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated [experimental]: bash-3.2-4
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:52:13 -0600
From: Keith Christian <keithchristian@yahoo.com>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
References: <announce.453EAD9F.1090105@byu.net>

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Follow up: Although early tests were promising, the same problems have 
returned.  Still using Bash 3.2-4 and libreadline6 5,2-2, and rxvt 
20050409-3.

Attempting to progressively complete nested directories caused a 
duplication in the "/" character.  Example:

Assume a directory structure of

	~/projects/projecta/phase1/documentation/
	~/projects/projectb/phase1/documentation/
	~/projects/projectc/phase1/documentation/

Typing "cd ~/projects" and pressing <TAB> completed ~/projects/ 
satisfactorily, but when pressing <TAB> a second time, "//" appeared 
instead of "projects/project" so the problem persists.

The other issue that I face after having a terminal window open awhile 
is that the BASH key editing bindings become lost - e.g. pressing ^A to 
go the beginning of a line inserts a ^A instead of moving around. 
Pressing ^E does not go to the end of the line but instead is over the 
last character of the line, so appending to the line is impossible.

Is there anything I can do to help test?  Let me know.  I really long 
for the days of last year when the command line editing with RXVT was 
flawless.

=======Keith

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