From: "Mark E." <snowball3 AT bigfoot DOT com>
To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 01:03:00 -0400
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Subject: ecma, bash 2.05, and termcap update
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Hi folks,
After the latest commit, almost all of the ecma-48 commands that are worth 
implementing now work. The only exception is the 'm' command for color.

The termcap database has been updated accordingly. The conditional code in 
bash 2.05's readline that excludes djgpp from working with termcap has been 
removed from the latest update. Bash comes with gnu termcap, so its no 
problem. I do know it would be a problem for gdb and other users of readline 
so I'll hold off on sending patches to remove djgpp specific workarounds for 
not having a termcap.

To use the features provided by the updated libc.a, set TERM=internal. This 
tells termcap 0.92 to use the internal hardcoded string. Or set TERM=djgpp 
and TERMCAP to /dev/env/DJDIR/share/termcap and do it that way. A small 
detail to notice is that the home and end keys "just work" without need of an 
_inputrc.

The address for bash 2.05 and termcap is:
http://snowballville.tripod.com/djgpp/

Good night,
Mark