--- $Id: README,v 1.17 1998/02/15 01:26:47 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: README,v 1.20 2000/08/12 23:31:21 tom Exp $
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README file for the ncurses package
Browse the file misc/ncurses-intro.html for narrative descriptions of how
to use ncurses and the panel, menu, and form libraries.
-Browse the file misc/hackguide.html for a tour of the package internals.
+Browse the file doc/html/hackguide.html for a tour of the package internals.
ROADMAP AND PACKAGE OVERVIEW:
is the current version number (see the dist.mk file in this directory for
that). There should be a number of subdirectories, including `c++', `form',
`man', `menu', `misc', `ncurses', `panel', `progs', `test', 'tack' and `Ada95'.
-(The 'tack' program is distributed separately).
+(The 'tack' program may be distributed separately).
A full build/install of this package typically installs several libraries, a
handful of utilities, and a database hierarchy. Here is an inventory of the
last (tset) is provided for 4.4BSD compatibility. The source code for all of
these lives in the `progs' directory.
-Detailed documentation for all libraries and utilities can be found in
-the `man' directory. An HTML introduction to ncurses, panels, and
-menus programming lives in the `misc' directory. Manpages in HTML format
-are under `Ada95/html'.
+Detailed documentation for all libraries and utilities can be found in the
+`man' and `doc' directories. An HTML introduction to ncurses, panels, and
+menus programming lives in the `doc/html' directory. Manpages in HTML format
+are under `doc/html/man'.
The `test' directory contains programs that can be used to verify or
demonstrate the functions of the ncurses libraries. See test/README for
Zeyd M. Ben-Halim:
port of original to Linux and many enhancements.
-Thomas Dickey (maintainer since 1.9.9e):
+Thomas Dickey (maintainer for 1.9.9g through 4.1, resuming with FSF's 5.0):
configuration scripts, porting, mods to adhere to XSI Curses in the
areas of background color, terminal modes. Also memory leak testing,
the wresize, default colors and key definition extensions and numerous
BUGS:
See the INSTALL file for bug and developer-list addresses.
- The Hacker's Guide in the misc directory includes some guidelines
+ The Hacker's Guide in the doc directory includes some guidelines
on how to report bugs in ways that will get them fixed most quickly.