Mail Archives: cygwin-apps/2001/09/17/12:29:22
On Sat, Sep 15, 2001 at 03:03:16PM -0400, Charles Wilson wrote:
> This is an ABI change, requiring the DLL number to be bumped, and apps
> to be recompiled. (e.g. we now have cygncurses6.dll, etc)
Somehow I don't like the `6' here for a ncurses-5.2 version but
if we can't avoid that...
> What do you think about the following?
> ---------------------------------------
>
> a) the --enable-auto-import change to ncurses (and its related 'bump the
> DLL number requirement)
If it works, it's ok with me.
> b) the new libncurses5 package? (should I just put the old DLLs inside
> ncurses-5.2-6 package? should the new DLL's themselves be split from
> the ncurses package and put in libncurses6 package?) What about the
> source code naming difference (libncurses5 != ncurses)?
Splitting is ok but what about just naming the file `ncurses5-5.2-1'?
The package would be nearer to the other ncurses package in setup's
package dialog.
> c) splitting the terminfo package (and forking the source code) For:
> allows me to update the terminfo database more frequently and easier.
> Against: forking is bad.
Forking is good here.
Q: If I have installed the new ncurses package and I want to
rebuild e.g. tcsh, do I have to change my Makefile? Do I have
to change anything?
Corinna
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