what to do with rxvt-unicode terminfo bug

[G. Milde]

Dear Jed Debian maintainers,

Problem
+++++++

There is a wrong definition is in the terminfo entry for rxvt-unicode
in the terminfo database.
   
   John reported this to ncurses-base on Sat, 13 Oct 2007:

     Debian Bug report logs - #446444
     Wrong key definition in rxvt-unicode terminfo file

   Since then nothing happened.
   
This bug results in a wrong value for Key_Shift_Ins set in the standard
keydefs.sl (jed-common).

     variable Key_Shift_Ins = setkey_via_terminfo ("#3", "\e[2$");

The value becomes "\e2$" instead of "\[2$".

The variable is used in two modes: 
      
      wmark.sl   (jed-common)
      cuamark.sl (jed-extra)
      
which will abort loading with an "inconsistent key definition" error.

These modes are used by the CUA emulation, hence

   jed -n -e cua   
   
fails in a rxvt-unicode terminal.


Workaround
++++++++++

I use the following workaround in my ~/.jed/jed.rc

  % fix rxvt-unicode bug (Debian bug #446444)
  % resulting in inkonsistent keydef error
  #ifndef XWINDOWS   
  require("keydefs");
  if (Key_Shift_Ins == "\e2$")
     Key_Shift_Ins = "\e[2$";
  #endif


Strategy
++++++++

As this 249 days old bug seems to stay on for a while, I wonder how to
proceed:

a) file a bugreport to jed-common and mark it as blocked by #446444?

b) document the problem in README.Debian or NEWS.Debian?

c) provide a fix, e.g. the above patch to /etc/jed.d/05jed-common.sl?

d) just wait and see.

Günter