NetBSD Problem Report #60431
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From: rvp@SDF.ORG
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Subject: Recent curses changes break aiomixer(1) display
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>Number: 60431
>Category: lib
>Synopsis: Recent curses changes break aiomixer(1) display
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: blymn@netbsd.org
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Thu Jul 09 07:55:00 +0000 2026
>Last-Modified: Sat Jul 11 07:23:35 +0000 2026
>Originator: RVP
>Release: recent -HEAD with latest curses
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD/amd64 11.99.6
>Description:
The latest changes in curses has broken aiomixer(1). No UI is visible.
>How-To-Repeat:
1. Run aiomixer on a colour TERM (wsvt25 or xterm).
2. Observe blank screen (UI appeara and disappears) after selecting the
mixer device.
>Fix:
Workarounds:
1. Run aiomixer w/o colour: NO_COLOR=1 aiomixer
2. Run aiomixer on TERM w/o colour: TERM=vt100 aiomixer
3. If you want colour, compile a new terminfo database with `bce'
(back_color_erase) removed.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
Responsible-Changed-From-To: lib-bug-people->blymn@netbsd.org
Responsible-Changed-By: blymn@NetBSD.org
Responsible-Changed-When: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:23:35 +0000
Responsible-Changed-Why:
I will claim this.
>Unformatted:
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