Also generate a termcap database entry when building terminfo

build-terminfo

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 import glob
 import os
-import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -13,11 +12,10 @@ import tempfile
 
 def compile_terminfo(base):
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tdir:
-        proc = subprocess.run(['tic', '-x', f'-o{tdir}', 'terminfo/kitty.terminfo'], check=True, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        proc = subprocess.run(['tic', '-x', f'-o{tdir}', 'terminfo/kitty.terminfo'], capture_output=True)
-        regex = '^"terminfo/kitty.terminfo", line [0-9]+, col [0-9]+, terminal \'xterm-kitty\': older tic versions may treat the description field as an alias$'
+        if proc.returncode != 0:
-        for error in proc.stderr.decode('utf-8').splitlines():
+            sys.stderr.buffer.write(proc.stderr)
-            if not re.match(regex, error):
+            raise SystemExit(proc.returncode)
-                print(error, file=sys.stderr)
         tfiles = glob.glob(os.path.join(tdir, '*', 'xterm-kitty'))
         if not tfiles:
             raise SystemExit('tic failed to output the compiled kitty terminfo file')
@@ -29,6 +27,13 @@ def compile_terminfo(base):
         os.makedirs(odir, exist_ok=True)
         ofile = os.path.join(odir, xterm_kitty)
         shutil.move(tfile, ofile)
+        proc = subprocess.run(['tic', '-CrT0', 'terminfo/kitty.terminfo'], capture_output=True)
+        if proc.returncode != 0:
+            sys.stderr.buffer.write(proc.stderr)
+            raise SystemExit(proc.returncode)
+        tcap = proc.stdout.decode('utf-8').splitlines()[-1]
+        with open('terminfo/kitty.termcap', 'w') as f:
+            f.write(tcap)
 
 
 def generate_terminfo():

docs/faq.rst

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ If the server is running FreeBSD, or another system that relies on termcap
 rather than terminfo, you will need to convert the terminfo file on your local
 machine by running (on local machine with |kitty|)::
 
-    infocmp -C xterm-kitty
+    infocmp -CrT0 xterm-kitty
 
 The output of this command is the termcap description, which should be appended
 to :file:`/usr/share/misc/termcap` on the remote server. Then run the following

terminfo/kitty.termcap

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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