From: Crystal Kolipe <kolipe.c@exoticsilicon.com>
Subject: Re: wscons 256 colour support
To: Theo de Raadt <deraadt@openbsd.org>
Cc: Mark Kettenis <mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl>, tech@openbsd.org
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2025 11:24:32 -0300

On Sat, Jun 28, 2025 at 08:13:40AM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote:
> - Basic compatibility with xterm
> 
> - So that we can change the default tty type to xterm, and stop
>   saying "vt220" in /etc/ttys, and say "xterm" instead.

What is still missing for this to happen?

The main thing I am aware of is the F-keys patch that I posted separately.

> - Throwing away non-xterm operations.  If we don't remove junk,
>   the kernel bloat will be unacceptable.  None of this can happen
>   unless the codesizes stay the same, but it if even better if it
>   shrinks.

So this means removing support for vt220 control sequences that are not
required by TERM=xterm?

What would be the intended transition period where we need to keep
compatibilty for vt220 and pccon as well?