DCL command `SET TERMINAL/DEVICE= ...' for DEC-compatible terminals,\n\
or `define EMACS_TERM \"terminal type\"' for non-DEC terminals.\n",
terminal_type);
-#else
+#else /* not VMS */
+# ifdef TERMINFO
+ fatal ("Terminal type \"%s\" is not powerful enough to run Emacs.\n\
+It lacks the ability to position the cursor.\n\
+If that is not the actual type of terminal you have,\n\
+use the Bourne shell command `TERM=... export TERM' (C-shell:\n\
+`setenv TERM ...') to specify the correct type. It may be necessary\n\
+to do `unset TERMINFO' (C-shell: `unsetenv TERMINFO') as well.\n",
+ terminal_type);
+# else /* TERMCAP */
fatal ("Terminal type \"%s\" is not powerful enough to run Emacs.\n\
It lacks the ability to position the cursor.\n\
If that is not the actual type of terminal you have,\n\
`setenv TERM ...') to specify the correct type. It may be necessary\n\
to do `unset TERMCAP' (C-shell: `unsetenv TERMCAP') as well.\n",
terminal_type);
-#endif
+# endif /* TERMINFO */
+#endif /*VMS */
if (FRAME_HEIGHT (selected_frame) <= 0
|| FRAME_WIDTH (selected_frame) <= 0)
fatal ("The frame size has not been specified.");