Unable to debug policies

Hi

I am trying to debug policy files with the -d parameter (version
1.3.2). When I try to enter any debug command ("b
connection_established" in the example), it gets misinterpreted and I
get output similar to this:

root@idsvmifi:/home/irdeto98/bro-1.3.2/out# bin/bro -i eth0 -d brolite
Policy file debugging ON.
listening on eth0
In bro_init() at policy/pcap.bro:99
99 update_default_pcap_filter();
(Bro [0]) b connection_established
Breakpoint 1 set at policy/pcap.bro:99
Ambiguous command; could be
        continue
        cond
No Matching command for 'nn'.
No Matching command for 'ec'.
No Matching command for 'ti'.
No Matching command for 'on'.
No Matching command for '_e'.
In update_default_pcap_filter() at policy/pcap.bro:86
86 default_pcap_filter = build_default_pcap_filter();
No Matching command for 'ab'.
82 global default_pcap_filter = "<not set>";
83
84 function update_default_pcap_filter()
85 {
86 default_pcap_filter = build_default_pcap_filter();
87
88 if ( ! precompile_pcap_filter(DefaultPcapFilter,
default_pcap_filter) )
89 {
90 print fmt("can't compile filter %s",
default_pcap_filter);
91 exit();
No Matching command for 'sh'.
No Matching command for 'ed'.
Ambiguous command; could be
        help
        quit
        next
        s
        c
        finish
        b
        cond
        d
        clear
        dis
        enable
        ignore
        set
        where
        frame
        up
        down
        info
        l
        display
        undisplay
        trace
(Bro [1]) (Bro [2]) (Bro [3]) (Bro [4]) (Bro [5]) (Bro [6]) (Bro [7])
(Bro [8]) (Bro [9]) (Bro [10]) (Bro [11]) (Bro [12]) (Bro [13])

Running on Ubuntu 7.10. Anyone have an idea what is wrong? My
suspicion is something with termcap/ncurses...

Regards - Fabian

(Bro [0]) b connection_established
Breakpoint 1 set at policy/pcap.bro:99
Ambiguous command; could be
        continue
        cond
No Matching command for 'nn'.
No Matching command for 'ec'.
No Matching command for 'ti'.
No Matching command for 'on'.

This indeed looks familiar (though doesn't reproduce for me running
on MacOS 10.4).

Running on Ubuntu 7.10. Anyone have an idea what is wrong? My
suspicion is something with termcap/ncurses...

I suspect you're right. Can you send us your config.log as a starting
point?

    Vern