Re: BUG #5807: psql fails to launch with "Cannot read termcap database; using dumb terminal settings. Aborted"

From: Martin Muenstermann <martin(dot)muenstermann(at)trustcenter(dot)de>
To: <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: <gabe(at)kikini(dot)com>, <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>, <dharmendra(dot)goyal(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Subject: Re: BUG #5807: psql fails to launch with "Cannot read termcap database; using dumb terminal settings. Aborted"
Date: 2011-02-11 13:53:09
Message-ID: 4D553F45.1040303@trustcenter.de
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Hi,

the problem still exists in the 9.0.3 package provided by EnterpriseDB:

psql (9.0.3)
Type "help" for help.

Cannot read termcap database;
using dumb terminal settings.
Aborted

I've done some analysis:
- libtermcap is provided in the 9.0.3 package
- What is missing is the "termcap database"

I worked around the problem by copying the /etc/termcap file from a
RedHat system.
There should be a better way.

Regards,
Martin

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