From owner-freebsd-current Tue Apr 9 15:19:33 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id PAA21615 for current-outgoing; Tue, 9 Apr 1996 15:19:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sovcom.kiae.su (sovcom.kiae.su [144.206.136.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA21585 Tue, 9 Apr 1996 15:19:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by sovcom.kiae.su id AA01147 (5.65.kiae-1 ); Wed, 10 Apr 1996 01:15:45 +0300 Received: by sovcom.KIAE.su (UUMAIL/2.0); Wed, 10 Apr 96 01:15:44 +0300 Received: (from ache@localhost) by astral.msk.su (8.7.5/8.7.3) id CAA00443; Wed, 10 Apr 1996 02:08:38 +0400 (MSD) Message-Id: <199604092208.CAA00443@astral.msk.su> Subject: Re: libncurses 1.9.9e ready to commit To: scrappy@ki.net (Marc G. Fournier) Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 02:08:37 +0400 (MSD) Cc: current@freebsd.org, jkh@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from "Marc G. Fournier" at "Apr 9, 96 05:27:10 pm" From: =?KOI8-R?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7?= (aka Andrey A. Chernov, Black Mage) X-Class: Fast X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL15 (25)] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > 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