Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:50:17 GMT From: Thomas Dickey <dickey@his.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: re: bin/71801: [patch] Add ncurses utility programs: infocmp, tic and toe. Message-ID: <200612271350.kBRDoHnA042439@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/71801; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Thomas Dickey <dickey@his.com> To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, thierry@FreeBSD.org, dickey@his.com Cc: Subject: re: bin/71801: [patch] Add ncurses utility programs: infocmp, tic and toe. Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:42:17 -0500 --h31gzZEtNLTqOjlF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ncurses 5.6 provides support for hashed-databases, in the general style of the FreeBSD src/lib/libncurses base. If properly configured, it can (still) read the termcap hashed database, and read/write a similar terminfo database. Since the customized source in FreeBSD, e.g., http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/lib/libncurses/termcap.c is all based on the upstream source with minor 1- 2-line changes, it would be simple for someone to update the sources and have less work to do to keep up with the upstream development. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/devel/ncurses/Makefile Furthermore, I note that the most recent change to the ncurses port dropped the terminfo database entirely, e.g., in http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/devel/ncurses/Makefile so there is no compatibility consideration for the port at this time that would preclude using the terminfo hashed databases rather than the directory tree. In fact, since there is no terminfo database now, the port itself is defective since it no longer provides many of the terminal types used from other systems. Short: redirect this toward fixing the port by adding the utilities there. --=20 Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net> http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net --h31gzZEtNLTqOjlF Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFkng5cCNT4PfkjtsRAgWZAJoDrIZDt75WalUyeo+g+TG2vmE0agCfUYQq qJhVxayTVCECvg2it20JgIk= =+uN8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --h31gzZEtNLTqOjlF--
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