Bug 201246 - xterm segfaults without /etc/termcap
Summary: xterm segfaults without /etc/termcap
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: xterm
Version: 5
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Miroslav Lichvar
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Reported: 2006-08-03 19:25 UTC by hanishkvc
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2006-12-14 13:37:20 UTC
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Description hanishkvc 2006-08-03 19:25:29 UTC 
Description of problem:
If there is no /etc/termcap file then xterm segfaults

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Latest FC5 xterm, based on yum update FC5

How reproducible:

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Rename /etc/termcap to something else
2. run xterm - it will segfault itself.
3. restore /etc/termcap
4. xterm will run properly 
  
Actual results:
xterm segfaults itself.

Expected results:
Either continue without termcap file or atleast display error message saying
"/etc/termcap missing" and then quit gracefully.

Additional info:
Comment 1 Thomas E. Dickey 2006-08-19 22:42:27 UTC 
I can reproduce that (fix will be in #217).
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