Re: AS/400 client

[James David Rich <james@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Scott Klement wrote:

>
> In what way is the Linux tn5250 "not reliable"?  If you've found something
> wrong with it, please let us know so it can be fixed...
>
> If people don't report their problems, how are we to ever fix them?

Good point.  I have put off sending a bug report because I haven't had
time to make a tracefile (and still don't have one - sorry).  tn5250
occasionally crashes when I do STRPASTHR.  It may be important that upon
connecting the system displays a message such "Display type not
recognized.  Function limited."  I get the same message occasionally when
I use an IBM Infowindow II, so I don't think it has anything to do with
tn5250.  tn5250 usually dies when I use a program that has windows (I mean
DDS defined windows here - not some non-AS/400 window).

Other than that tn5250 is perfectly stable.  Note that this problem was
with 0.16.0-pre2.  So far I haven't tried with 0.16.0.

As a side note:  how about changing it to accept GNU-style long options?
tn5250 -v or tn5250 --version is more common than tn5250 -version, I
believe.  Similarly, tn5250 -u or tn5250 --underscores is probably more
standard wasy of indicating options.

James Rich
james@eaerich.com

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