From: rene
Subject: backspace usage
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <357A7086.4911A65A@wxs.nl>

I compiled gnu common lisp v. 2.2.2 on my linux box. gcl works, but i
can't use my backspace key. Instead of removing the character, i get an
^H. Does someone know how i can solve this? Do i need to include some
special header-file or use an additional library?

Rene

• Re: backspace usage Bruno Haible
• Re: backspace usage Adam Przybyla

From: Bruno Haible
Subject: Re: backspace usage
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <6lho9t$t59@news.u-bordeaux.fr>

Rene <···········@wxs.nl> wrote:
> I compiled gnu common lisp v. 2.2.2 on my linux box. gcl works, but i
> can't use my backspace key. Instead of removing the character, i get an
> ^H. Does someone know how i can solve this? Do i need to include some
> special header-file or use an additional library?

Is this really a bug in gcl? Try "cat" instead of "gcl", and type some
input, with backspace. Terminate with Ctrl-D. ("cat" is one of the simplest
programs that exist. It certainly does not fiddle with backspace.)

I bet you get the same problem with "cat". This means that your terminal's
settings are not right. Try "man stty", "stty sane", and "stty erase ^H"
in that order.

Good Linux distributions get this right.

                            Bruno

From: Adam Przybyla
Subject: Re: backspace usage
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <6liv8k$mcq$1@info.nask.pl>

rene <···········@wxs.nl> wrote:
> I compiled gnu common lisp v. 2.2.2 on my linux box. gcl works, but i
> can't use my backspace key. Instead of removing the character, i get an
> ^H. Does someone know how i can solve this? Do i need to include some
> special header-file or use an additional library?
	Add to your .login or .profile file:
	stty erase ^H
								Adam Przybyla