bug#74220: invisible cursor

[Jared Finder]

> > On Nov 6, 2024 at 6:03 AM, Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com> 
> > wrote:
> >
> > Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> > > > > > > > On Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:37:07 +0200, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> 
> > > > > > > > said:
> > >
> > > > > From: Avraham Pinkas <ampinkas@gmail.com>
> > > > > Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2024 22:06:30 +0200
> > > > >
> > > > > in a terminal (TTY), while gpm-mouse-mode is enabled, the cursor is 
> > > > > invisible.
> > >
> > > Eli> Does someone (Jared?) have a system with a gpm-mouse build and 
> > > can
> > > Eli> reproduce and debug this, please?
> > >
> > > Remind us what this needs? A real linux console, ie not an xterm?
> >
> > Yes, GPM is for linux virtual consoles.

I tested this locally at HEAD (b5845e) on Linux debian 6.1.0-13-amd64 
and everything is working fine.

Could you please describe what terminal (the output of "echo $TERM") and 
kernel version (the output of "uname -a") you are using when you have 
this issue? Can you try toggling M-x gpm-mouse-mode on and off and share 
if any errors are reported?

  -- MJF