termcap support

ceb · Post by **ceb** » 07 Dec 2007, 00:00

Hello,

I was just curious if there was some strong reason (such as dependence on older C libraries) why the Debeian package termcap-compat is not available on the standard package servers.

Many of the building blocks on which we are basing our product depend on termcap, and it would be very good to be able to load that package and soldier on.

Thanks.

Post by **tor** » 07 Dec 2007, 03:30

Hi ceb,

The reason that we dont have termcap-compat in our repos is simply because we dont need it and that we try to keep duplicate packages at a minimum.

(It is available from Sarge repos)

/Tor

ceb · Post by **ceb** » 13 Dec 2007, 19:03

Thanks for this information, Tor. I have commented in the lines in for the general sarge repository, but it seems that the termcap-compat package is only available there in source form, which presupposes the i386 architecture. Trying to download the source and compile it gives errors.

Is there a specific sarge repository from whence I can get this package ported and boult for he armv4tl architecture?

thanks,

Post by **tor** » 14 Dec 2007, 19:33

HI ceb,

You are right in that termcap-compat is only available for i386. (Really should have checked before written an answer)

But what app is it that you have that needs termcap? Normally applications use terminfo these days.

/Tor

ceb · Post by **ceb** » 15 Dec 2007, 02:41

It was too much trouble -- I just converted the main application to use ncurses instead.

Thanks for having a look, though.