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diff --git a/contrib/ncurses/ANNOUNCE b/contrib/ncurses/ANNOUNCE index bbeeb89..e09e731 100644 --- a/contrib/ncurses/ANNOUNCE +++ b/contrib/ncurses/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - Announcing ncurses 5.6 + Announcing ncurses 5.7 The ncurses (new curses) library is a free software emulation of curses in System V Release 4.0, and more. It uses terminfo format, @@ -27,205 +27,217 @@ Release Notes This release is designed to be upward compatible from ncurses 5.0 - through 5.5; very few applications will require recompilation, + through 5.6; very few applications will require recompilation, depending on the platform. These are the highlights from the - change-log since ncurses 5.5 release. + change-log since ncurses 5.6 release. Interface changes: * generate linkable stubs for some macros: - getbegx, getbegy, getcurx, getcury, getmaxx, getmaxy, getparx, - getpary, getpary, - and (for libncursesw) - wgetbkgrnd + getattrs New features and improvements: * library - + support hashed databases for the terminal descriptions. This - uses the Berkeley database, has been tested for several - versions on different platforms. - + add use_legacy_coding() function to support lynx's - font-switching feature. - + add extension nofilter(), to cancel a prior filter() call. - + add/install a package config script, e.g., ncurses5-config or - ncursesw5-config, according to configuration options. - + provide ifdef for NCURSES_NOMACROS which suppresses most - macro definitions from curses.h, i.e., where a macro is - defined to override a function to improve performance. - + make ifdef's consistent in curses.h for the extended colors - so the header file can be used for the normal curses library. - The header file installed for extended colors is a variation - of the wide-character configuration. - + improve tgetstr() by making the return value point into the - user's buffer, if provided. - + add ifdef's allowing ncurses to be built with tparm() using - either varargs (the existing status), or using a - fixed-parameter list (to match X/Open). - + widen the test for xterm kmous a little to allow for other - strings than "\E[M", e.g., for xterm-sco functionality in - xterm. - + modify wgetnstr() to return KEY_RESIZE if a sigwinch occurs. - + move prototypes for wide-character trace functions from - curses.tail to curses.wide to avoid accidental reference to - those if _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED is defined without ensuring - that <wchar.h> is included. - + change the way shared libraries (other than libtool) are - installed. Rather than copying the build-tree's libraries, - link the shared objects into the install directory. This - makes the --with-rpath option work except with $(DESTDIR). - + several improvements for rendering in hpterm. These are only - available if the library is configured using - --enable-xmc-glitch. - + Add NCURSES_NO_HARD_TABS and NCURSES_NO_MAGIC_COOKIE - environment variables to allow runtime suppression of the - related hard-tabs and xmc-glitch features. + + new flavor of the ncurses library provides rudimentary + support for POSIX threads. Several functions are reentrant, + but most require either a window-level or screen-level mutex. + (This is API-compatible, but not ABI-compatible with the + normal library). + + add NCURSES_OPAQUE symbol to curses.h, will use to make + structs opaque in selected configurations. + + add NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS and NCURSES_EXT_COLORS symbols to + curses.h to make it simpler to tell if the extended functions + and/or colors are declared. + + add wresize() to C++ binding + + eliminate fixed-buffer vsprintf() calls in C++ binding. + + add several functions to C++ binding which wrap C functions + that pass a WINDOW* parameter. + + adapt mouse-handling code from menu library in form-library + + improve tracing for form library, showing created forms, + fields, etc. + + make $NCURSES_NO_PADDING feature work for termcap interface . + + add check to trace-file open, if the given name is a + directory, add ".log" to the name and try again. + + several new manpages: curs_legacy.3x, curs_memleaks.3x, + curs_opaque.3x and curs_threads.3x * programs: - + add new test programs: chgat.c, demo_altkeys.c, echochar.c, - foldkeys.c, movewindow.c, redraw.c, (noting that existing - test programs also were modified to test additional - features). - + modify tack to test extended capability function-key strings. - + modify toe to access termcap data, e.g., via cgetent() - functions, or as a text file if those are not available. - + improve infocmp/tic -f option formatting. - + add toe -a option, to show all databases. This uses new - private interfaces in the ncurses library for iterating - through the list of databases. - + modify MKfallback.sh to use tic -x when constructing fallback - tables to allow extended capabilities to be retrieved from a - fallback entry. + + modified three test-programs to demonstrate the threading + support in this version: ditto, rain, worm. + + several new test-programs: demo_panels, dots_mvcur, + inch_wide, inchs, key_name, key_names, savescreen, + savescreen.sh test_arrays, test_get_wstr, test_getstr, + test_instr, test_inwstr and test_opaque. + + add adacurses-config to the Ada95 install. + + modify tic -f option to format spaces as \s to prevent them + from being lost when that is read back in unformatted + strings. + + The tack program is now distributed separately from ncurses. * terminal database - + add terminfo entries for xfce terminal (xfce) and multi gnome - terminal (mgt) - + add nsterm-16color entry - + updated mlterm terminfo entry - + add kon, kon2 and jfbterm terminfo entry - + remove invis capability from klone+sgr, mainly used by linux - entry, since it does not really do this - + add ka2, kb1, kb3, kc2 to vt220-keypad as an extension - + add shifted up/down arrow codes to xterm-new as kind/kri - strings - + add hpterm-color terminfo entry - + add 256color variants of terminfo entries for programs which - are reported to implement this feature - + correct order of use-clauses in rxvt-basic entry which made - codes for f1-f4 vt100-style rather than vt220-style. + + added entries: + o Eterm-256color, Eterm-88color and rxvt-88color + o aterm + o konsole-256color + o mrxvt + o screen.mlterm + o screen.rxvt + o teraterm4.59 is now the primary primary teraterm entry, + renamed original to teraterm2.3 + o 9term terminal + o Newbury Data entries + + updated/improved entries: + o gnome to version 2.22.3 + o h19, z100 + o konsole to version 1.6.6 + o mlterm, mlterm+pcfkeys + o xterm, and building-blocks for function-keys to [3]xterm + patch #230. Major bug fixes: - * correct a typo in configure --with-bool option for the case where - --without-cxx is used. - * move assignment from environment variable ESCDELAY from initscr() - down to newterm() so the environment variable affects timeouts for - terminals opened with newterm() as well. - * modify werase to clear multicolumn characters that extend into a - derived window. - * modify wchgat() to mark updated cells as changed so a refresh will - repaint those cells. - * correct logic in wadd_wch() and wecho_wch(), which did not guard - against passing the multi-column attribute into a call on - waddch(), e.g., using data returned by win_wch() - * fix redrawing of windows other than stdscr using wredrawln() by - touching the corresponding rows in curscr. - * reduce memory leaks in repeated calls to tgetent() by remembering - the last TERMINAL* value allocated to hold the corresponding data - and freeing that if the tgetent() result buffer is the same as the - previous call. - * modify read_termtype() so the term_names data is always allocated - as part of the str_table, a better fix for a memory leak. - * fix wins_nwstr(), which did not handle single-column non-8bit - codes. - * modify wbkgrnd() to avoid clearing the A_CHARTEXT attribute bits - since those record the state of multicolumn characters. - * improve SIGWINCH handling by postponing its effect during - newterm(), etc., when allocating screens. - * remove 970913 feature for copying subwindows as they are moved in - mvwin(). - * add checks in waddchnstr() and wadd_wchnstr() to stop copying when - a null character is found. - * add some checks to ensure current position is within scrolling - region before scrolling on a new line. - * add a workaround to ACS mapping to allow applications such as - test/blue.c to use the "PC ROM" characters by masking them with - A_ALTCHARSET. This worked up til 5.5, but was lost in the revision - of legacy coding. + * add logic to tic for cancelling strings in user-defined + capabilities (this is needed for current konsole terminfo entry). + * modify mk-1st.awk so the generated makefile rules for linking or + installing shared libraries do not first remove the library, in + case it is in use, e.g., libncurses.so by /bin/sh. + * correct check for notimeout() in wgetch(). + * fix a sign-extension bug in infocmp's repair_acsc() function. + * change winnstr() to stop at the end of the line. + * make Ada95 demo_panels() example work. + * fix for adding a non-spacing character at the beginning of a line. + * fill in extended-color pair to make colors work for + wide-characters using extended-colors. + * improve refresh of window on top of multi-column characters, + taking into account split characters on left/right window + boundaries. + * modify win_wchnstr() to ensure that only a base cell is returned + for each multi-column character. + * improve waddch() and winsch() handling of EILSEQ from mbrtowc() by + using unctrl() to display illegal bytes rather than trying to + append further bytes to make up a valid sequence. + * restore curs_set() state after endwin()/refresh() + * modify keyname() to use "^X" form only if meta() has been called, + or if keyname() is called without initializing curses, e.g., via + initscr() or newterm(). + * modify unctrl() to check codes in 128-255 range versus isprint(). + If they are not printable, and locale was set, use a "M-" or "~" + sequence. + * improve resizeterm() by moving ripped-off lines, and repainting + the soft-keys. + * modify form library to accept control characters such as newline + in set_field_buffer(), which is compatible with Solaris. + * use NCURSES_MOUSE_MASK() in definition of BUTTON_RELEASE(), etc., + to make those work properly with the --enable-ext-mouse + configuration + * correct some functions in Ada95 binding which were using return + value from C where none was returned. + * reviewed/fixed issues reported by Coverity and Klocwork tools. Portability: * configure script: + new options: - --with-hashed-db - Use Berkeley hashed database for storing terminfo - data rather than storing each compiled entry in a - separate binary file within a directory tree. - - --without-dlsym - Do not use dlsym() to load GPM dynamically. + --disable-big-strings + control whether static string tables are generated + as single large strings (to improve startup + performance), or as array of individual strings. + + --disable-relink + control whether shared libraries are relinked + (during install) when rpath is enabled. + + --disable-tic-depends + make explicit whether tic library depends on + ncurses/ncursesw library. + + --enable-mixed-case + override the configure script's check if the + filesystem supports mixed-case filenames. This + allows one to control how the terminal database + maps to the filesystem. For filesystems that do not + support mixed-case, the library uses generate + 2-character (hexadecimal) codes for the lower-level + of the filesystem terminfo database + + --enable-reentrant + builds a different flavor of the ncurses library + (ncursest) which improves reentrant use of the + library by reducing global and static variables + (see the "--with-pthread" option for the threaded + support). + + --enable-weak-symbols + use weak-symbols for linking to the POSIX thread + library, and use the same soname for the ncurses + shared library as the normal library (caveat: the + ABI is for the threaded library, which makes global + data accessed via functions). + + --with-pthread + build with the POSIX thread library (tested with + AIX, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, HPUX, IRIX64, + Solaris, Tru64). + + --with-ticlib + build/install the tic-support functions in a + separate library - --with-valgrind - Simplify building for testing with valgrind. + + improved options: - --enable-wgetch-events - Compile with experimental wgetch-events code. + --enable-ext-colors + requires the wide-character configuration. - --enable-signed-char - Store booleans in "signed char" rather than "char". + --with-chtype + ignore option value "unsigned" is always added to + the type in curses.h; do the same for + --with-mmask-t. - + improved options: + --with-dmalloc + build-fix for redefinition of strndup. - --disable-largefile - make the option work both ways. + --with-hashed-db + accepts a parameter which is the install-prefix of + a given Berkeley Database. - --with-gpm - The option now accepts a parameter, i.e., the name - of the dynamic GPM library to load via dlopen() + --with-hashed-db + the $LIBS environment variable overrides the search + for the db library. - --disable-symlinks - The option now allows one to disable symlink() in - tic even when link() does not work. + --without-hashed-db + assumed when "--disable-database" is used. * other configure/build issues: - + remove special case for Darwin in CF_XOPEN_SOURCE configure - macro. - + add configure check to ensure that SIGWINCH is defined on - platforms such as OS X which exclude that when _XOPEN_SOURCE, - etc., are defined - + use ld's -search_paths_first option on Darwin to work around - odd search rules on that platform. - + improve ifdef's for _POSIX_VDISABLE in tset to work with Mac - OS X. - + modify configure script to ensure that if the C compiler is - used rather than the loader in making shared libraries, the - $(CFLAGS) variable is also used. - + use ${CC} rather than ${LD} in shared library rules for - IRIX64, Solaris to help ensure that initialization sections - are provided for extra linkage requirements, e.g., of C++ - applications. - + improve some shared-library configure scripting for Linux, - FreeBSD and NetBSD to make --with-shlib-version work. - + split up dependency of names.c and codes.c in - ncurses/Makefile to work with parallel make. - + modify MKlib_gen.sh to change preprocessor-expanded _Bool - back to bool. - + modify progs/Makefile.in to make tput init work properly with - cygwin, i.e., do not pass a .exe in the reference string used - in check_aliases. + + build-fixes for LynxOS + + modify shared-library rules to allow FreeBSD 3.x to use + rpath. + + build-fix for FreeBSD "contemporary" TTY interface. + + build-fixes for AIX with libtool. + + build-fixes for Darwin and libtool. + + modify BeOS-specific ifdef's to build on Haiku. + + corrected gcc options for building shared libraries on + Solaris and IRIX64. + + change shared-library configuration for OpenBSD, make rpath + work. + + build-fixes for using libutf8, e.g., on OpenBSD 3.7 + + add "-e" option in ncurses/Makefile.in when generating + source-files to force earlier exit if the build environment + fails unexpectedly. + + add support for shared libraries for QNX. + + change delimiter in MKlib_gen.sh from '%' to '@', to avoid + substitution by IBM xlc to '#' as part of its extensions to + digraphs. * library: - + ignore wide-acs line-drawing characters that wcwidth() claims - are not one-column. This is a workaround for Solaris' broken - locale support. - + reduce name-pollution in term.h by removing #define's for - HAVE_xxx symbols. - + fix #ifdef in c++/internal.h for QNX 6.1 + + rewrite wrapper for wcrtomb(), making it work on Solaris. + This is used in the form library to determine the length of + the buffer needed by field_buffer. + + add/use configure script macro CF_SIG_ATOMIC_T, use the + corresponding type for data manipulated by signal handlers. + + set locale in misc/ncurses-config.in since it uses a range + + disable GPM mouse support when $TERM does not happen to + contain "linux", since Gpm_Open() no longer limits its + assertion to terminals that it might handle, e.g., within + "screen" in xterm. + + reset mouse file-descriptor when unloading GPM library. * test programs: - + modify test/configure script to allow building test programs - with PDCurses/X11. - + modified test programs to allow some to work with NetBSD - curses. Several do not because NetBSD curses implements a - subset of X/Open curses, and also lacks much of SVr4 - additions. But it is enough for comparison. - + improved test/configure to build test/ncurses on HPUX 11 - using the vendor curses. - + change configure script to produce test/Makefile from data - file. + + update test programs to build/work with various UNIX curses + for comparisons. Features of Ncurses @@ -271,6 +283,8 @@ the use of function keys, e.g., disabling the ncurses KEY_MOUSE, or by defining more than one control sequence to map to a given key code. + * Support for 256-color terminals, such as modern xterm, when + configured using the --enable-ext-colors option. * Support for 16-color terminals, such as aixterm and modern xterm. * Better cursor-movement optimization. The package now features a cursor-local-movement computation more efficient than either BSD's @@ -342,49 +356,45 @@ cdk Curses Development Kit - [3]http://invisible-island.net/cdk/ - [4]http://www.vexus.ca/products/CDK/ + [4]http://invisible-island.net/cdk/ + [5]http://www.vexus.ca/products/CDK/ ded directory-editor - [5]http://invisible-island.net/ded/ + [6]http://invisible-island.net/ded/ dialog the underlying application used in Slackware's setup, and the basis for similar applications on GNU/Linux. - [6]http://invisible-island.net/dialog/ + [7]http://invisible-island.net/dialog/ lynx the character-screen WWW browser - [7]http://lynx.isc.org/release/ + [8]http://lynx.isc.org/release/ Midnight Commander file manager - [8]http://www.ibiblio.org/mc/ + [9]http://www.ibiblio.org/mc/ mutt mail utility - [9]http://www.mutt.org/ + [10]http://www.mutt.org/ ncftp file-transfer utility - [10]http://www.ncftp.com/ + [11]http://www.ncftp.com/ nvi New vi versions 1.50 are able to use ncurses versions 1.9.7 and later. - [11]http://www.bostic.com/vi/ + [12]http://www.bostic.com/vi/ pinfo Lynx-like info browser. - [12]http://dione.ids.pl/~pborys/software/pinfo/ + [13]https://alioth.debian.org/projects/pinfo/ tin - newsreader, supporting color, MIME [13]http://www.tin.org/ - - vh-1.6 - Volks-Hypertext browser for the Jargon File - [14]http://www.debian.org/Packages/unstable/text/vh.html + newsreader, supporting color, MIME [14]http://www.tin.org/ as well as some that use ncurses for the terminfo support alone: @@ -402,7 +412,7 @@ Who's Who and What's What Zeyd Ben-Halim started it from a previous package pcurses, written by - Pavel Curtis. Eric S. Raymond continued development. Juergen Pfeifer + Pavel Curtis. Eric S. Raymond continued development. Jürgen Pfeifer wrote most of the form and menu libraries. Ongoing work is being done by [17]Thomas Dickey. Thomas Dickey acts as the maintainer for the Free Software Foundation, which holds the copyright on ncurses. @@ -442,18 +452,18 @@ References 1. ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ncurses/ 2. ftp://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ - 3. http://invisible-island.net/cdk/ - 4. http://www.vexus.ca/products/CDK/ - 5. http://invisible-island.net/ded/ - 6. http://invisible-island.net/dialog/ - 7. http://lynx.isc.org/release/ - 8. http://www.ibiblio.org/mc/ - 9. http://www.mutt.org/ - 10. http://www.ncftp.com/ - 11. http://www.bostic.com/vi/ - 12. http://dione.ids.pl/~pborys/software/pinfo/ - 13. http://www.tin.org/ - 14. http://www.debian.org/Packages/unstable/text/vh.html + 3. http://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.log.html#xterm_230 + 4. http://invisible-island.net/cdk/ + 5. http://www.vexus.ca/products/CDK/ + 6. http://invisible-island.net/ded/ + 7. http://invisible-island.net/dialog/ + 8. http://lynx.isc.org/release/ + 9. http://www.ibiblio.org/mc/ + 10. http://www.mutt.org/ + 11. http://www.ncftp.com/ + 12. http://www.bostic.com/vi/ + 13. https://alioth.debian.org/projects/pinfo/ + 14. http://www.tin.org/ 15. http://alioth.debian.org/projects/minicom/ 16. http://invisible-island.net/vile/ 17. mailto:dickey@invisible-island.net |
