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Date:      Mon, 11 Oct 1999 17:20:58 +0200
From:      Anders Andersson <anders@sanyusan.se>
To:        Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: keeping termcap up to date
Message-ID:  <19991011172058.A67712@enterprise.sanyusan.se>
In-Reply-To: <199909201558.AAA07459@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
References:  <199909201558.AAA07459@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>

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On Tis, Sep 21, 1999 at 12:58:37am +0900, Kazutaka YOKOTA wrote:
> I just wonder why don't we just import termcap database from
> the master site: http://www.tuxedo.org/terminfo, rather than
> maintaining our own copy?
> 
> In the past, it has been pointed out that some of the termcap entries
> needs updating.  Some entries have been revised.  But, it appears that
> some others haven't, and we are now getting out of sync with the
> latest version of the terminal database.
> 
> The simplest and the easiest thing to do is to just import
> the master copy from the above site...

This sounds great!

You can look at both NetBSD and OpenBSD for example how to merge it
since both use their termcap from ESR master. Although NetBSD is a bit
dated.

Best regards,

Anders
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Anders Andersson		anders@sanyusan.se
Sanyusan International AB	http://www.sanyusan.se/


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