From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4549 invoked from network); 19 Dec 2006 16:11:55 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7 (2006-10-05) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=ham version=3.1.7 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 19 Dec 2006 16:11:55 -0000 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: (qmail 56783 invoked from network); 19 Dec 2006 16:11:49 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 19 Dec 2006 16:11:49 -0000 Received: (qmail 17145 invoked by alias); 19 Dec 2006 16:11:46 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 23072 Received: (qmail 17135 invoked from network); 19 Dec 2006 16:11:45 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 19 Dec 2006 16:11:45 -0000 Received: (qmail 56435 invoked from network); 19 Dec 2006 16:11:45 -0000 Received: from ns9.hostinglmi.net (213.194.149.146) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 19 Dec 2006 16:11:41 -0000 Received: from 212.red-80-35-44.staticip.rima-tde.net ([80.35.44.212]:44351 helo=localhost) by ns9.hostinglmi.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1GwhZ9-0001yV-Nk; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:11:43 +0100 Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:12:16 +0100 From: DervishD To: Peter Stephenson Cc: Zsh hackers list Subject: Re: configure should have --with-ncurses and --with-ncursesw Message-ID: <20061219161216.GC7815@DervishD> Mail-Followup-To: Peter Stephenson , Zsh hackers list References: <20061218143802.GX11091@prunille.vinc17.org> <20061218154652.a9a77e25.pws@csr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20061218154652.a9a77e25.pws@csr.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Organization: DervishD X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - ns9.hostinglmi.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - sunsite.dk X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - dervishd.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Hi Peter :) * Peter Stephenson dixit: > Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > No-one commented on this. > > That's probably because this is MAC-specific and nobody knew what it > meant. Not at all, AFAIK. The ncursesw library can be used in any Linux, for example. > > Zsh currently relies on curses compatibility links. I think it > > should provide --with-ncurses and --with-ncursesw configure options > > and be able to use the ncurses(w) API. > > I don't think there'll be any controversy if someone in a position to do so > wants to provide configuration code to handle MAC-style libraries. I don't > know what ncursesw is but from what you say it sounds like it requires > internal changes. The ncursesw library is the wide-char interface to the ncurses library, or better said it is ncurses with wide-char support. As such, it is not a MAC only thing (but I don't know if Zsh needs this or not :??). Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado -- Linux Registered User 88736 | http://www.dervishd.net It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to... RAmen!