Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 02:08:37 +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, jkh@freebsd.org Subject: Re: libncurses 1.9.9e ready to commit Message-ID: <199604092208.CAA00443@astral.msk.su> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.92.960409172550.9514t-100000@freebsd.ki.net> from "Marc G. Fournier" at "Apr 9, 96 05:27:10 pm"
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> On Wed, 10 Apr 1996, [KOI8-R] Андрей Чернов wrote: > > > > What I'm trying to ensure is that each person installing FreeBSD > > > in general, and libncurses in specific, HAS that choice...has the choice to > > > use terminfo vs termcap without having to reinstall a library to do so. > > > > Well, I agree. > > > So, I can commit libncurses 1.9.9e to replace 1.8.6 *with* the > choice of using termcap (default) or terminfo (admin manually installs > the terminfo files)? No patches to disable terminfo functionality? Yes. Please check additionly that new ncurses can understand BSD termcap.db format (cgetent and similar functions). I remember Bostic posts some patches for it long time ago, but not shure they become part of 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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