Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:53:37 +0200 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysutils/screen-ncurses port Message-ID: <20200430075337.3wdzglshhorcd2qn@ivaldir.net> In-Reply-To: <202004291841.03TIfkZh081308@slippy.cwsent.com> References: <202004291841.03TIfkZh081308@slippy.cwsent.com>
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On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 11:41:46AM -0700, Cy Schubert wrote:
> Would people be open to the idea of a sysutils/screen-ncurses port that=
=20
> depends on devel/ncurses instead of ncureses in base? The reason for this=
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> is there are screen.* terminfo entries in devel/ncurses that don't exist =
in=20
> termcap(5). People who want that extra functionality would be advised to=
=20
> install the alternative pkg or build the sysutils/screen port with the=20
> appropriate option.
>=20
> Or, simply change the default from whatever ncurses is available to alway=
s=20
> install devel/ncurses. People could always select one of the other option=
s.=20
> Personally, I'm not enamoured with this approach.
I think it is a terrible idea, and we should fix the initial problem instea=
d of
workarounding it.
1/ why those are not in our termcap(5) ? they should be added if they are
missing. and MFC asap (prior 11.4 and 12.2 would be nice)
2/ we should allow our base ncurses to get informations from newer termcap(=
5) if
needed.
So far the default TERMCAP is
${HOME}/.termcap{,.db}:/etc/termcap{,.db}:/usr/share/misc/termcap{,.db}
First the user can be advise to point configure the $home/.termcap this is =
for
quick now.
Second for later futur proof mechanism we could modify our termcap reader (=
we
use our own, not the one in provided by ncurses). to be able to fetch termc=
ap
capabilities from /usr/local/share/misc/termcap/*.conf for example
This way ports with random termcap info to add would be able to do it witho=
ut
the requirement to wait for a commit in base and a MFC.
Best regards,
Bapt
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