[Bug 16703] New: Wineconsole: Fallback from curses to window based backend

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16703

Summary: Wineconsole: Fallback from curses to window based
                    backend
           Product: Wine
           Version: CVS/GIT
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: programs
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]

Created an attachment (id=18362)
 --> (http://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=18362)
Patch for fixing the curses->user backend fallback

Wineconsole currently falls back to a curses based terminal if the user has
specified the other one and it is unable to create windows. However, the
converse fallback doesn't work in all cases. If the curses backend fails by
being unable to load the curses library, wineconsole doesn't try the window
based backend.

The attached patch solves this issue.

[Bug 16703] Wineconsole: Fallback from curses to window based backend

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16703

Dmitry Timoshkov  changed:

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           Platform|All                         |Other
            Version|CVS/GIT                     |1.1.11

[Bug 16703] Wineconsole: Fallback from curses to window based backend

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16703

--- Comment #1 from Nikolay Sivov   2009-03-09 04:42:11 ---
(In reply to comment #0)
> The attached patch solves this issue.

Post it to wine-patches. Patches aren't picked from bugzilla.

[Bug 16703] Wineconsole: Fallback from curses to window based backend

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16703

--- Comment #2 from Martin Storsjö   2009-03-09 04:55:32 ---
Yes, I posted the same patch to wine-patches too, in November. Since it wasn't
applied, I posted it here so it wouldn't be forgotten completely.

[Bug 16703] Wineconsole: Fallback from curses to window based backend

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16703

Austin English  changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Austin English   2009-09-08 11:41:41 ---
Is this still an issue in current (1.1.29 or newer) wine?

[Bug 16703] Wineconsole: Fallback from curses to window based backend

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16703

--- Comment #4 from Martin Storsjö   2009-09-08 15:59:53 ---
Yes, retested with the latest version from git, this issue is still present.

To elaborate a bit further; if wineconsole is launched e.g. like this:
"wineconsole --backend=curses cmd", but no curses library is present,
wineconsole should fall back to using the window based backed instead - just
like wineconsole falls back to trying the curses backend if the window based
one fails, normally.

[Bug 16703] Wineconsole: Fallback from curses to window based backend

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16703

--- Comment #5 from Austin English   2009-09-08 18:31:10 ---
(In reply to comment #4)
> Yes, retested with the latest version from git, this issue is still present.
>
> To elaborate a bit further; if wineconsole is launched e.g. like this:
> "wineconsole --backend=curses cmd", but no curses library is present,
> wineconsole should fall back to using the window based backed instead - just
> like wineconsole falls back to trying the curses backend if the window based
> one fails, normally.

Try resending your patch to wine-devel and ask for comments.

[Bug 16703] Wineconsole: Fallback from curses to window based backend

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16703

--- Comment #6 from Austin English  2010-12-20 22:15:35 CST ---
This is your friendly reminder  that there has been no bug activity for a year.
Is this still an issue in current (1.3.9 or newer) wine?

[Bug 16703] Wineconsole: Fallback from curses to window based backend

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16703

--- Comment #7 from Martin Storsjö  2010-12-21 06:21:46 CST ---
Yes, it is still an issue. I'll try to resend it soon.

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Austin English  changed:

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         Resolution|                            |FIXED

--- Comment #8 from Austin English  2010-12-21 14:40:49 CST ---
Fixed by
http://source.winehq.org/git/wine.git/?a=commitdiff;h=59398d7ca7e43cc9fe4bfe...

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Alexandre Julliard  changed:

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--- Comment #9 from Alexandre Julliard  2010-12-24 13:13:27 CST ---
Closing bugs fixed in 1.3.10.

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Alexandre Julliard  changed:

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