You can't assume that a terminal will handle ANSI X3.64 sequences (also 
some users may intentionally set TERM to something dumb to avoid extra 
control codes in the output), which is why there is a whole subsystem for 
dealing with this.

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On 5 July 2026 19:05:17 Walter Alejandro Iglesias <wai@roquesor.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Jul 05, 2026 at 10:49:13AM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote:
>> Walter Alejandro Iglesias <wai@roquesor.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On Sun, Jul 05, 2026 at 08:10:22AM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote:
>> > > +                       if (is_today(today, month, year))
>> > > +                               printf("\033[7m");
>> > >
>> > > Not going to happen.
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> > That's from my diff, not Johannes'.  I guess you don't like it because
>> > it would break old terminals that doesn't support ANSI escape sequences.
>> > Given Johannes have used tgetstr he is already aware of this.  The above
>> > is just a rookie mistake on my part. :-)
>>
>> "it would break old terminals that doesn't support ANSI escape sequences"
>>
>> Wow.
>>
>
> If instead of mocking you explained why you don't like the above the
> next time I contribute a patch to the system I'll take it into account
> and we all benefit.  I didn't dedicate my life to this like you did, yet
> bugs were fixed thanks to me that you didn't fix.
>
> --
> Walter