daveh@marob.MASA.COM (Dave Hammond) (09/08/88)
I posted a similar article a few weeks ago and got no response, so
I'll try again.
Given that a particular site has the option of installing Terminfo
and/or Termcap, and chooses to install only one (say Termcap):
If an application is compiled with Terminfo-based Curses, and a site does
not have the required databases on line, what if any remedial action can
the application take ?
Is it reasonable to compile an application with support for both terminal
control methods ? Or is this something that Curses handles internally ?
Or, is it more reasonable to document the applications dependancy on one of
the two methods ?
Dave Hammond
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