hpterm in linux

[Bob Moore_1]

Anybody know how to get hpterm to work in linux? Or if it's even possible?

thanks,
BOB

[Huc_1]

I think it does

there is an entry in terminfo
also the command

locate hpterm

find this entry on a RH 9

/usr/share/terminfo/X/X-hpterm
/usr/share/terminfo/h/hpterm

and the man terminfo is full of reference to the hpterm and hpterm like term

I can not check this as I dont have an hpterm, but after all the above I do not see why not

Hope this helps;

Jean-Pierre

[Rick Beldin]

hpterm won't work on Linux as it is based on a very very old architecture. There are many dependencies on X11R4 (anybody remember that release) and proprietary technology that still has not been retired.

There are some alternatives. There is a product called gFox from this place:

http://www.cityc.co.uk/gfox/

It actually has more features than hpterm and might be worth checking out if you need things like block mode.

The stuff mentioned in the previous email is just terminfo files.