Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 09:30:45 -0700 From: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru> To: Luoqi Chen <luoqi@watermarkgroup.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org, peter@freebsd.org Subject: Re: new ncurses lib changed tgetstr() API Message-ID: <19990901093045.A66401@nagual.pp.ru> In-Reply-To: <199909011352.JAA05804@lor.watermarkgroup.com>; from luoqi@watermarkgroup.com on Wed, Sep 01, 1999 at 09:52:10AM -0400 References: <199909011352.JAA05804@lor.watermarkgroup.com>
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On Wed, Sep 01, 1999 at 09:52:10AM -0400, Luoqi Chen wrote: > After the import of ncurses 5.0 (beta?), I noticed strange behavior of clear > on my xterm. I tracked it down to an API change of tgetstr(), here is the > new code: > > char *tgetstr(NCURSES_CONST char *id, char **area GCC_UNUSED) It is definitely bug on ncurses side and must be fixed *there* and not in userland code. (Peter please back out corresponding tset fix too) Many programs use area parameter. API change not allowed here. -- Andrey A. Chernov http://nagual.pp.ru/~ache/ MTH/SH/HE S-- W-- N+ PEC>+ D A a++ C G>+ QH+(++) 666+>++ Y To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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