[Info-vax] bizarre SEARCH bug (7.3-2 Alpha)

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2019-11-11 kl. 22:25, skrev johnwallace4 at yahoo.co.uk:
> On Monday, 11 November 2019 20:39:32 UTC, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply)  wrote:
>> In article <qqc90k$q11$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley
>> <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
>>
>>> On 2019-11-11, abrsvc <dansabrservices at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> I just tried the reproducer on an Alpha with V7.3-2 and it worked as expected with both sets of brackets being highlighted.  I can't easily get the patch list here (it it on an isolated network using hardwired terminals).
>>>>
>>>> I would check your patch level and perhaps scan the patch docs for any "fixes" to DCL for something that sounds like this.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe Phillip has a terminal emulator problem or maybe the VMS
>>> settings are different on his systems or on his terminal emulator.
>>>
>>> Have you tried a different terminal emulator Phillip or checked your
>>> VMS SET TERM and terminal emulator settings ?
>>
>> It was a DECTerm running under CD on 7.3-2.  I just tried on a real
>> VT220: same behaviour (bug in 7.3-2, OK in 8.4).  Note that not all
>> instances of [ and ] in the same line show the bug.  :-|
> 
> Maybe this is a silly question: have you got a terminal (or
> emulator) that does "Display Controls" rather then "Interpret
> Controls"? Or some other way of monitoring the data stream
> which VMS is sending and/or the data stream which is reaching
> the terminal/emulator, rather than just characters which are
> being displayed?

Or, of the terminal is connected to some kind of network equipment,
use TCPTRACE on the IP address and monitor the data sent...

We use TCPTRACE a lot as a simple debug tool for connected equipment.

> 
> Saying no more than that, for fear of awakening the Sleeping
> Monster of the Terminal Driver (which may be completely
> irrelevant and therefore not be pleased about being woken).
>