Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 08:28:11 -0500
From: dj (DJ Delorie)
Message-Id: <199603281328.IAA24353@delorie.com>
To: j DOT aldrich6 AT genie DOT com
CC: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-reply-to: <199603280440.AA069198020@relay1.geis.com> (j.aldrich6@genie.com)
Subject: Re: Some questions...


> Does it make any difference if I upload things as normal or self-
> extracting .zips?

They must be normal .zips.  I extract them on a Unix machine (SGI).

> Should I include the sources?

You must.  Since there are no virus scanners for DJGPP programs, I
must rebuild every module I receive from sources.  Don't bother
including any pre-built libraries or binaries; I delete them when I
extract the zip.

> The other question I would like to ask is not strictly DJGPP related,
> but what the heck.  I would like to incorporate some color in the mud
> I am working on, but I don't want it to have to ask the users if they have
> ANSI capability each time they log on.  I know that there is a way to
> autodetect an ANSI or VT-100 terminal, but I don't know how to do it.
> Can anybody shed some light on the situation?

print an escape sequence and see if the cursor moves.