ncurses 5.6 - patch 20070127

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--- $Id: README,v 1.2 2000/03/12 02:39:12 Daniel.Weaver Exp $
+-- $Id: README,v 1.3 2007/01/27 23:14:19 tom Exp $

 
 The 'tack' program is a diagnostic that is designed to create and
 verify the correctness of terminfo's.  This program can be used to
 create new terminal descriptions that are not included in the standard
 
 The 'tack' program is a diagnostic that is designed to create and
 verify the correctness of terminfo's.  This program can be used to
 create new terminal descriptions that are not included in the standard

-release.  Although 'tack' is distributed with ncurses, it is not an
+release.  Although 'tack' has been distributed with ncurses, it is not an

 integral part of ncurses.  It may be removed from the release without
 limiting the usefulness of ncurses on those terminals described in the
 terminfo data base.  The best way to remove 'tack' from the build is
 to delete or rename the 'tack' directory before running the configure
 script.
 
 integral part of ncurses.  It may be removed from the release without
 limiting the usefulness of ncurses on those terminals described in the
 terminfo data base.  The best way to remove 'tack' from the build is
 to delete or rename the 'tack' directory before running the configure
 script.
 

-Unlike most of ncurses the 'tack' program is covered under the GNU
+Starting with ncurses 5.6 patch 20070113, this program can be built
+outside the ncurses source-tree, provided that ncurses is configured
+using the "--with-ticlib" option.  That makes available the private
+interfaces used by tack, and eliminates the need to distribute tack
+as an optional part of ncurses.
+
+Unlike the rest of ncurses, the 'tack' program is covered under the GNU

 Public License.
 Public License.