Date: Sat, 6 Apr 1996 04:09:52 +0400 (MSD) From: =?KOI8-R?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7?= (aka Andrey A. Chernov, Black Mage) <ache@astral.msk.su> To: scrappy@ki.net (Marc G. Fournier) Cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Can we upgrade ncurses? Message-ID: <199604060009.EAA02916@astral.msk.su> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.92.960405152429.550T-100000@freebsd.ki.net> from "Marc G. Fournier" at "Apr 5, 96 03:28:29 pm"
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> Is there any underlying reason why we can't upgrade Ncurses > from 1.8.4 (circa 1994) to 1.9.9e (circa current)? There the reasons: Ncurses before 1.9.9 was too buggy. Righgt now I not yet find enough time to do that. > If its a matter of someone integrating...I raise my hand... > for me it means that its one less thing I have to remember not to > install when I do a make world, so its worth my time commiting an > upgrade and maintaining the library :) OK from me, but please keep in mind following things: It must be configured for termcap-only, no fallback to terminfo: one terminal database must exists in the system. BSD tputs glitch must be turned on. Mytinfo library must be replaced with empty library for a while (for compatibility). Next step will be replacing curses library with ncurses. -- Andrey A. Chernov : And I rest so composedly, /Now, in my bed, ache@astral.msk.su : That any beholder /Might fancy me dead - http://dt.demos.su/~ache : Might start at beholding me, /Thinking me dead. RELCOM Team,FreeBSD Team : E.A.Poe From "For Annie" 1849
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