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25.3; xterm-mouse-mode issue in evil-mode

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Message #34 received at 29143-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Alex <agrambot <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: rafal <at> projectbotticelli.com, 29143-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#29143: 25.3; xterm-mouse-mode issue in evil-mode
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:12:31 -0600

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> P.S. I also noticed this section in etc/PROBLEMS:
>> 
>> *** Gnome: Emacs's xterm-mouse-mode doesn't work on the Gnome terminal.
>> 
>> It was added in 2001, and, while I can't find the relevant bug report,
>> it seems to be fixed now.  What's the policy on removing outdated items
>> in PROBLEMS?
>
> PROBLEMS should only describe issues with the version of Emacs with
> which it comes.  So this entry should be removed, provided that we can
> verify the fix in reasonably old versions of Gnome.  IOW, let's try to
> make sure it is fixed not just in the bleeding-edge Gnome that you
> just happen to have.
>
> Thanks.

Okay, I closed this bug.

What would you consider reasonably old? I couldn't reproduce the bug in
gnome-terminal 3.6.2 (March 2013), which is included in Ubuntu 14.04
(oldest supported Ubuntu).

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