From 14d46fadc442db9df4567357cda396235418120e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Thomas E. Dickey" Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2020 00:48:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] ncurses 6.2 - patch 20201107 + update kitty+common -TD + add putty+screen and putty-screen (suggested by Alexandre Montaron). + explain in ncurses.3x that functions in the tinfo library do not rely upon wide-characters (prompted by discussion with Reuben Thomas). --- NEWS | 8 +- VERSION | 2 +- dist.mk | 4 +- doc/html/man/adacurses6-config.1.html | 2 +- doc/html/man/captoinfo.1m.html | 2 +- doc/html/man/clear.1.html | 2 +- doc/html/man/curs_termcap.3x.html | 4 +- doc/html/man/curs_terminfo.3x.html | 11 +- doc/html/man/form.3x.html | 2 +- doc/html/man/infocmp.1m.html | 2 +- doc/html/man/infotocap.1m.html | 2 +- doc/html/man/menu.3x.html | 2 +- doc/html/man/ncurses.3x.html | 178 +++++++++++++++----------- doc/html/man/ncurses6-config.1.html | 2 +- doc/html/man/panel.3x.html | 2 +- doc/html/man/tabs.1.html | 2 +- doc/html/man/terminfo.5.html | 2 +- doc/html/man/tic.1m.html | 2 +- doc/html/man/toe.1m.html | 2 +- doc/html/man/tput.1.html | 2 +- doc/html/man/tset.1.html | 2 +- man/curs_termcap.3x | 4 +- man/curs_terminfo.3x | 10 +- man/ncurses.3x | 28 +++- misc/terminfo.src | 59 ++++++--- package/debian-mingw/changelog | 4 +- package/debian-mingw64/changelog | 4 +- package/debian/changelog | 4 +- package/mingw-ncurses.nsi | 4 +- package/mingw-ncurses.spec | 2 +- package/ncurses.spec | 2 +- package/ncursest.spec | 2 +- 32 files changed, 230 insertions(+), 130 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 261626ce..1612696e 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ -- sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written -- -- authorization. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- $Id: NEWS,v 1.3587 2020/10/31 23:19:16 tom Exp $ +-- $Id: NEWS,v 1.3589 2020/11/07 23:52:28 tom Exp $ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a log of changes that ncurses has gone through since Zeyd started @@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ See the AUTHORS file for the corresponding full names. Changes through 1.9.9e did not credit all contributions; it is not possible to add this information. +20201107 + + update kitty+common -TD + + add putty+screen and putty-screen (suggested by Alexandre Montaron). + + explain in ncurses.3x that functions in the tinfo library do not rely + upon wide-characters (prompted by discussion with Reuben Thomas). + 20201031 + modify MKterm.h.in so that it is not necessary to include before (prompted by discussion with Reuben Thomas). diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION index eb238125..446564fa 100644 --- a/VERSION +++ b/VERSION @@ -1 +1 @@ -5:0:10 6.2 20201031 +5:0:10 6.2 20201107 diff --git a/dist.mk b/dist.mk index b0148b8f..e9b84580 100644 --- a/dist.mk +++ b/dist.mk @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ # use or other dealings in this Software without prior written # # authorization. # ############################################################################## -# $Id: dist.mk,v 1.1383 2020/10/31 12:02:02 tom Exp $ +# $Id: dist.mk,v 1.1384 2020/11/07 12:57:22 tom Exp $ # Makefile for creating ncurses distributions. # # This only needs to be used directly as a makefile by developers, but @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ SHELL = /bin/sh # These define the major/minor/patch versions of ncurses. NCURSES_MAJOR = 6 NCURSES_MINOR = 2 -NCURSES_PATCH = 20201031 +NCURSES_PATCH = 20201107 # We don't append the patch to the version, since this only applies to releases VERSION = $(NCURSES_MAJOR).$(NCURSES_MINOR) diff --git a/doc/html/man/adacurses6-config.1.html b/doc/html/man/adacurses6-config.1.html index 762ab9e9..0b00237b 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/adacurses6-config.1.html +++ b/doc/html/man/adacurses6-config.1.html @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@

SEE ALSO

        curses(3x)
 
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).
 
 
 
diff --git a/doc/html/man/captoinfo.1m.html b/doc/html/man/captoinfo.1m.html
index 156af9eb..4d21efbf 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/captoinfo.1m.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/captoinfo.1m.html
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@

SEE ALSO

        infocmp(1m), curses(3x), terminfo(5)
 
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).

AUTHOR

diff --git a/doc/html/man/clear.1.html b/doc/html/man/clear.1.html
index bcf5c0e1..43832ee1 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/clear.1.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/clear.1.html
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@

SEE ALSO

        tput(1), terminfo(5)
 
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).
 
 
 
diff --git a/doc/html/man/curs_termcap.3x.html b/doc/html/man/curs_termcap.3x.html
index df82bcf5..a1d532c4 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/curs_termcap.3x.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/curs_termcap.3x.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   * sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written       *
   * authorization.                                                           *
   ****************************************************************************
-  * @Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.45 2020/10/24 09:24:31 tom Exp @
+  * @Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.46 2020/11/07 23:39:47 tom Exp @
 -->
 
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@

NAME

        PC, UP, BC, ospeed, tgetent, tgetflag, tgetnum, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs -
-       direct curses interface to the terminfo capability database
+       curses emulation of termcap

SYNOPSIS

diff --git a/doc/html/man/curs_terminfo.3x.html b/doc/html/man/curs_terminfo.3x.html
index 85e9713b..c3629ee5 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/curs_terminfo.3x.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/curs_terminfo.3x.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   * sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written       *
   * authorization.                                                           *
   ****************************************************************************
-  * @Id: curs_terminfo.3x,v 1.66 2020/10/31 23:15:44 tom Exp @
+  * @Id: curs_terminfo.3x,v 1.67 2020/11/07 23:49:07 tom Exp @
   * ***************************************************************************
   * ***************************************************************************
   * ***************************************************************************
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@
        ities, such as programming function keys.  For all other functionality,
        curses routines are more suitable and their use is recommended.
 
+       None of these functions use  (or  are  aware  of)  multibyte  character
+       strings such as UTF-8:
+
+       o   capability names use the POSIX portable character set
+
+       o   capability  string  values  have  no  associated encoding; they are
+           strings of 8-bit characters.
+

Initialization

        Initially, setupterm should be called.  The high-level curses functions
@@ -380,6 +388,7 @@
        saveterm    save current modes as "in curses" state
        savetty     store current tty flags
        setterm     establish terminal with given type
+
        setupterm   establish terminal with given type
        tparm       instantiate a string expression with parameters
        tputs       apply padding information to a string
diff --git a/doc/html/man/form.3x.html b/doc/html/man/form.3x.html
index 9fd98aa2..9dcf1019 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/form.3x.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/form.3x.html
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
        curses(3x)  and  related  pages  whose names begin "form_" for detailed
        descriptions of the entry points.
 
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).
 
 
 
diff --git a/doc/html/man/infocmp.1m.html b/doc/html/man/infocmp.1m.html
index c43af100..2ddec2db 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/infocmp.1m.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/infocmp.1m.html
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
 
        https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/tctest.html
 
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).

AUTHOR

diff --git a/doc/html/man/infotocap.1m.html b/doc/html/man/infotocap.1m.html
index 48492b00..71568dd1 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/infotocap.1m.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/infotocap.1m.html
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@

SEE ALSO

        curses(3x), tic(1m), infocmp(1m), terminfo(5)
 
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).

AUTHOR

diff --git a/doc/html/man/menu.3x.html b/doc/html/man/menu.3x.html
index 1b3ad300..34140749 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/menu.3x.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/menu.3x.html
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
        curses(3x)  and  related  pages  whose names begin "menu_" for detailed
        descriptions of the entry points.
 
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).
 
 
 
diff --git a/doc/html/man/ncurses.3x.html b/doc/html/man/ncurses.3x.html
index 5cccabb6..e3424758 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/ncurses.3x.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/ncurses.3x.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   * sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written       *
   * authorization.                                                           *
   ****************************************************************************
-  * @Id: ncurses.3x,v 1.149 2020/10/03 20:15:52 tom Exp @
+  * @Id: ncurses.3x,v 1.150 2020/11/07 23:48:27 tom Exp @
 -->
 
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
        method of updating  character  screens  with  reasonable  optimization.
        This  implementation  is  "new  curses"  (ncurses)  and is the approved
        replacement for 4.4BSD classic curses,  which  has  been  discontinued.
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).
 
        The  ncurses  library emulates the curses library of System V Release 4
        UNIX, and XPG4 (X/Open Portability Guide) curses  (also  known  as  XSI
@@ -1226,101 +1226,125 @@
             filing  libraries  add a "_g" and a "_p" to the root names respec-
             tively, e.g., libncurses_g.a and libncurses_p.a.
 
+       --with-termlib
+            Low-level functions which do not depend upon whether  the  library
+            supports wide-characters, are provided in the tinfo library.
+
+            By  doing  this, it is possible to share the tinfo library between
+            wide/normal configurations as well  as  reduce  the  size  of  the
+            library when only low-level functions are needed.
+
+            Those functions are described in these pages:
+
+            o   curs_extend(3x) - miscellaneous curses extensions
+
+            o   curs_inopts(3x) - curses input options
+
+            o   curs_kernel(3x) - low-level curses routines
+
+            o   curs_termattrs(3x) - curses environment query routines
+
+            o   curs_termcap(3x) - curses emulation of termcap
+
+            o   curs_terminfo(3x) - curses interfaces to terminfo database
+
+            o   curs_util(3x) - miscellaneous curses utility routines
+
        --with-trace
-            The trace function normally resides in the debug library,  but  it
+            The  trace  function normally resides in the debug library, but it
             is sometimes useful to configure this in the shared library.  Con-
-            figure scripts should check for the  function's  existence  rather
+            figure  scripts  should  check for the function's existence rather
             than assuming it is always in the debug library.

FILES

        /usr/share/tabset
-            directory  containing  initialization files for the terminal capa-
+            directory containing initialization files for the  terminal  capa-
             bility database /usr/share/terminfo terminal capability database

SEE ALSO

-       terminfo(5) and related pages whose names begin  "curs_"  for  detailed
+       terminfo(5)  and  related  pages whose names begin "curs_" for detailed
        routine descriptions.
        curs_variables(3x)
        user_caps(5) for user-defined capabilities

EXTENSIONS

-       The  ncurses library can be compiled with an option (-DUSE_GETCAP) that
-       falls back to the old-style /etc/termcap file  if  the  terminal  setup
-       code  cannot  find a terminfo entry corresponding to TERM.  Use of this
-       feature is not recommended, as it essentially includes an entire  term-
-       cap  compiler  in the ncurses startup code, at significant cost in core
+       The ncurses library can be compiled with an option (-DUSE_GETCAP)  that
+       falls  back  to  the  old-style /etc/termcap file if the terminal setup
+       code cannot find a terminfo entry corresponding to TERM.  Use  of  this
+       feature  is not recommended, as it essentially includes an entire term-
+       cap compiler in the ncurses startup code, at significant cost  in  core
        and startup cycles.
 
-       The ncurses library includes facilities for capturing mouse  events  on
-       certain  terminals  (including  xterm).   See the curs_mouse(3x) manual
+       The  ncurses  library includes facilities for capturing mouse events on
+       certain terminals (including xterm).   See  the  curs_mouse(3x)  manual
        page for details.
 
        The ncurses library includes facilities for responding to window resiz-
        ing events, e.g., when running in an xterm.  See the resizeterm(3x) and
-       wresize(3x) manual pages for details.  In addition, the library may  be
+       wresize(3x)  manual pages for details.  In addition, the library may be
        configured with a SIGWINCH handler.
 
-       The  ncurses library extends the fixed set of function key capabilities
-       of terminals by allowing the application designer to define  additional
-       key  sequences at runtime.  See the define_key(3x) key_defined(3x), and
+       The ncurses library extends the fixed set of function key  capabilities
+       of  terminals by allowing the application designer to define additional
+       key sequences at runtime.  See the define_key(3x) key_defined(3x),  and
        keyok(3x) manual pages for details.
 
-       The ncurses library can exploit the  capabilities  of  terminals  which
-       implement  the  ISO-6429  SGR  39  and  SGR 49 controls, which allow an
-       application to reset the terminal to its original foreground and  back-
+       The  ncurses  library  can  exploit the capabilities of terminals which
+       implement the ISO-6429 SGR 39 and  SGR  49  controls,  which  allow  an
+       application  to reset the terminal to its original foreground and back-
        ground colors.  From the users' perspective, the application is able to
-       draw colored text on a background whose  color  is  set  independently,
-       providing  better  control  over color contrasts.  See the default_col-
+       draw  colored  text  on  a background whose color is set independently,
+       providing better control over color contrasts.   See  the  default_col-
        ors(3x) manual page for details.
 
-       The ncurses library includes a function for directing application  out-
-       put   to   a   printer  attached  to  the  terminal  device.   See  the
+       The  ncurses library includes a function for directing application out-
+       put  to  a  printer  attached  to  the  terminal   device.    See   the
        curs_print(3x) manual page for details.

PORTABILITY

-       The ncurses library is intended to be BASE-level  conformant  with  XSI
-       Curses.   The  EXTENDED  XSI Curses functionality (including color sup-
+       The  ncurses  library  is intended to be BASE-level conformant with XSI
+       Curses.  The EXTENDED XSI Curses functionality  (including  color  sup-
        port) is supported.
 
-       A small number of local differences (that  is,  individual  differences
-       between  the XSI Curses and ncurses calls) are described in PORTABILITY
+       A  small  number  of local differences (that is, individual differences
+       between the XSI Curses and ncurses calls) are described in  PORTABILITY
        sections of the library man pages.

Error checking

-       In many cases, X/Open Curses is vague about error conditions,  omitting
+       In  many cases, X/Open Curses is vague about error conditions, omitting
        some of the SVr4 documentation.
 
        Unlike other implementations, this one checks parameters such as point-
-       ers to WINDOW structures to ensure they are not null.  The main  reason
-       for  providing this behavior is to guard against programmer error.  The
-       standard interface does not provide a way for the library  to  tell  an
+       ers  to WINDOW structures to ensure they are not null.  The main reason
+       for providing this behavior is to guard against programmer error.   The
+       standard  interface  does  not provide a way for the library to tell an
        application which of several possible errors were detected.  Relying on
        this (or some other) extension will adversely affect the portability of
        curses applications.

Extensions versus portability

-       Most  of the extensions provided by ncurses have not been standardized.
+       Most of the extensions provided by ncurses have not been  standardized.
        Some  have  been  incorporated  into  other  implementations,  such  as
        PDCurses or NetBSD curses.  Here are a few to consider:
 
        o   The routine has_key is not part of XPG4, nor is it present in SVr4.
            See the curs_getch(3x) manual page for details.
 
-       o   The routine slk_attr is not part of XPG4,  nor  is  it  present  in
+       o   The  routine  slk_attr  is  not  part of XPG4, nor is it present in
            SVr4.  See the curs_slk(3x) manual page for details.
 
-       o   The  routines  getmouse,  mousemask, ungetmouse, mouseinterval, and
-           wenclose relating to mouse interfacing are not part  of  XPG4,  nor
-           are  they  present in SVr4.  See the curs_mouse(3x) manual page for
+       o   The routines getmouse, mousemask,  ungetmouse,  mouseinterval,  and
+           wenclose  relating  to  mouse interfacing are not part of XPG4, nor
+           are they present in SVr4.  See the curs_mouse(3x) manual  page  for
            details.
 
-       o   The routine mcprint was not present in any previous  curses  imple-
+       o   The  routine  mcprint was not present in any previous curses imple-
            mentation.  See the curs_print(3x) manual page for details.
 
        o   The routine wresize is not part of XPG4, nor is it present in SVr4.
@@ -1330,61 +1354,61 @@
            tion programs.  See curs_opaque(3x) for the discussion of is_scrol-
            lok, etc.
 
-       o   This implementation can be configured to provide  rudimentary  sup-
-           port  for  multi-threaded  applications.   See curs_threads(3x) for
+       o   This  implementation  can be configured to provide rudimentary sup-
+           port for multi-threaded  applications.   See  curs_threads(3x)  for
            details.
 
-       o   This implementation can also be configured  to  provide  a  set  of
-           functions  which  improve  the  ability to manage multiple screens.
+       o   This  implementation  can  also  be  configured to provide a set of
+           functions which improve the ability  to  manage  multiple  screens.
            See curs_sp_funcs(3x) for details.

Padding differences

-       In historic curses versions, delays embedded in  the  capabilities  cr,
-       ind,  cub1,  ff  and tab activated corresponding delay bits in the UNIX
+       In  historic  curses  versions, delays embedded in the capabilities cr,
+       ind, cub1, ff and tab activated corresponding delay bits  in  the  UNIX
        tty driver.  In this implementation, all padding is done by sending NUL
-       bytes.   This method is slightly more expensive, but narrows the inter-
-       face to the UNIX  kernel  significantly  and  increases  the  package's
+       bytes.  This method is slightly more expensive, but narrows the  inter-
+       face  to  the  UNIX  kernel  significantly  and increases the package's
        portability correspondingly.

Header files

-       The  header  file  <curses.h>  automatically  includes the header files
+       The header file <curses.h>  automatically  includes  the  header  files
        <stdio.h> and <unctrl.h>.
 
        X/Open Curses has more to say, but does not finish the story:
 
-           The inclusion of <curses.h> may make visible all symbols  from  the
+           The  inclusion  of <curses.h> may make visible all symbols from the
            headers <stdio.h>, <term.h>, <termios.h>, and <wchar.h>.
 
        Here is a more complete story:
 
-       o   Starting   with  BSD  curses,  all  implementations  have  included
+       o   Starting  with  BSD  curses,  all  implementations  have   included
            <stdio.h>.
 
-           BSD curses included <curses.h>  and  <unctrl.h>  from  an  internal
+           BSD  curses  included  <curses.h>  and  <unctrl.h> from an internal
            header "curses.ext" ("ext" was a short name for externs).
 
-           BSD  curses  used  <stdio.h> internally (for printw and scanw), but
+           BSD curses used <stdio.h> internally (for printw  and  scanw),  but
            nothing in <curses.h> itself relied upon <stdio.h>.
 
-       o   SVr2 curses added newterm(3x), which relies upon  <stdio.h>.   That
+       o   SVr2  curses  added newterm(3x), which relies upon <stdio.h>.  That
            is, the function prototype uses FILE.
 
            SVr4 curses added putwin and getwin, which also use <stdio.h>.
 
            X/Open Curses documents all three of these functions.
 
-           SVr4  curses  and  X/Open  Curses  do  not require the developer to
+           SVr4 curses and X/Open Curses  do  not  require  the  developer  to
            include  <stdio.h>  before  including  <curses.h>.   Both  document
            curses showing <curses.h> as the only required header.
 
            As a result, standard <curses.h> will always include <stdio.h>.
 
-       o   X/Open  Curses is inconsistent with respect to SVr4 regarding <unc-
+       o   X/Open Curses is inconsistent with respect to SVr4 regarding  <unc-
            trl.h>.
 
-           As  noted  in  curs_util(3x),  ncurses  includes  <unctrl.h>   from
+           As   noted  in  curs_util(3x),  ncurses  includes  <unctrl.h>  from
            <curses.h> (like SVr4).
 
        o   X/Open's comments about <term.h> and <termios.h> may refer to HP-UX
@@ -1393,55 +1417,55 @@
            HP-UX curses includes <term.h> from <curses.h> to declare setupterm
            in curses.h, but ncurses (and Solaris curses) do not.
 
-           AIX  curses includes <term.h> and <termios.h>.  Again, ncurses (and
+           AIX curses includes <term.h> and <termios.h>.  Again, ncurses  (and
            Solaris curses) do not.
 
-       o   X/Open says that <curses.h> may include <term.h>, but there  is  no
+       o   X/Open  says  that <curses.h> may include <term.h>, but there is no
            requirement that it do that.
 
            Some  programs  use  functions  declared  in  both  <curses.h>  and
-           <term.h>, and must include both headers in the same  module.   Very
-           old  versions  of  AIX  curses required including <curses.h> before
+           <term.h>,  and  must include both headers in the same module.  Very
+           old versions of AIX curses  required  including  <curses.h>  before
            including <term.h>.
 
-           Because ncurses header files include the headers needed  to  define
+           Because  ncurses  header files include the headers needed to define
            datatypes used in the headers, ncurses header files can be included
-           in any order.  But for portability, you should  include  <curses.h>
+           in  any  order.  But for portability, you should include <curses.h>
            before <term.h>.
 
-       o   X/Open  Curses  says  "may make visible" because including a header
+       o   X/Open Curses says "may make visible" because  including  a  header
            file does not necessarily make all symbols in it visible (there are
            ifdef's to consider).
 
-           For  instance,  in  ncurses <wchar.h> may be included if the proper
-           symbol is defined, and if ncurses is configured for  wide-character
-           support.   If the header is included, its symbols may be made visi-
+           For instance, in ncurses <wchar.h> may be included  if  the  proper
+           symbol  is defined, and if ncurses is configured for wide-character
+           support.  If the header is included, its symbols may be made  visi-
            ble.  That depends on the value used for _XOPEN_SOURCE feature test
            macro.
 
-       o   X/Open  Curses  documents  one  required header, in a special case:
-           <stdarg.h>  before  <curses.h>  to  prototype  the  vw_printw   and
-           vw_scanw  functions  (as well as the obsolete the vwprintw and vws-
+       o   X/Open Curses documents one required header,  in  a  special  case:
+           <stdarg.h>   before  <curses.h>  to  prototype  the  vw_printw  and
+           vw_scanw functions (as well as the obsolete the vwprintw  and  vws-
            canw functions).  Each of those uses a va_list parameter.
 
-           The two obsolete functions were  introduced  in  SVr3.   The  other
-           functions  were  introduced  in  X/Open  Curses.   In between, SVr4
-           curses provided for  the  possibility  that  an  application  might
+           The  two  obsolete  functions  were  introduced in SVr3.  The other
+           functions were introduced  in  X/Open  Curses.   In  between,  SVr4
+           curses  provided  for  the  possibility  that  an application might
            include either <varargs.h> or <stdarg.h>.  Initially, that was done
-           by using void* for the va_list parameter.  Later,  a  special  type
-           (defined  in <stdio.h>) was introduced, to allow for compiler type-
+           by  using  void*  for the va_list parameter.  Later, a special type
+           (defined in <stdio.h>) was introduced, to allow for compiler  type-
            checking.  That special type is always available, because <stdio.h>
            is always included by <curses.h>.
 
            None of the X/Open Curses implementations require an application to
-           include <stdarg.h>  before  <curses.h>  because  they  either  have
-           allowed  for  a  special type, or (like ncurses) include <stdarg.h>
+           include  <stdarg.h>  before  <curses.h>  because  they  either have
+           allowed for a special type, or (like  ncurses)  include  <stdarg.h>
            directly to provide a portable interface.

NOTES

-       If standard output from a ncurses program is re-directed  to  something
-       which  is not a tty, screen updates will be directed to standard error.
+       If  standard  output from a ncurses program is re-directed to something
+       which is not a tty, screen updates will be directed to standard  error.
        This was an undocumented feature of AT&T System V Release 3 curses.
 
 
diff --git a/doc/html/man/ncurses6-config.1.html b/doc/html/man/ncurses6-config.1.html
index 93f9c91e..947efc70 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/ncurses6-config.1.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/ncurses6-config.1.html
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@

SEE ALSO

        curses(3x)
 
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).
 
 
 
diff --git a/doc/html/man/panel.3x.html b/doc/html/man/panel.3x.html
index dd4db5df..e5426a7a 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/panel.3x.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/panel.3x.html
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@

SEE ALSO

        curses(3x), curs_variables(3x),
 
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).

AUTHOR

diff --git a/doc/html/man/tabs.1.html b/doc/html/man/tabs.1.html
index 492f6d22..86ed1574 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/tabs.1.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/tabs.1.html
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@

SEE ALSO

        tset(1), infocmp(1m), curses(3x), terminfo(5).
 
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).
 
 
 
diff --git a/doc/html/man/terminfo.5.html b/doc/html/man/terminfo.5.html
index b228b312..c60aebd7 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/terminfo.5.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/terminfo.5.html
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
        have, by specifying how to perform screen operations, and by specifying
        padding requirements and initialization sequences.
 
-       This manual describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This manual describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).

Terminfo Entry Syntax

diff --git a/doc/html/man/tic.1m.html b/doc/html/man/tic.1m.html
index 4e23fb38..ef6ef70a 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/tic.1m.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/tic.1m.html
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
        infocmp(1m),   captoinfo(1m),   infotocap(1m),   toe(1m),   curses(3x),
        term(5).  terminfo(5).  user_caps(5).
 
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).

AUTHOR

diff --git a/doc/html/man/toe.1m.html b/doc/html/man/toe.1m.html
index 677d6ab9..30836a42 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/toe.1m.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/toe.1m.html
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
        tic(1m), infocmp(1m), captoinfo(1m),  infotocap(1m),  curses(3x),  ter-
        minfo(5).
 
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).
 
 
 
diff --git a/doc/html/man/tput.1.html b/doc/html/man/tput.1.html
index 52461b18..03ec120e 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/tput.1.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/tput.1.html
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@

SEE ALSO

        clear(1), stty(1), tabs(1), tset(1), terminfo(5), curs_termcap(3x).
 
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).
 
 
 
diff --git a/doc/html/man/tset.1.html b/doc/html/man/tset.1.html
index 1015d16f..df370bcc 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/tset.1.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/tset.1.html
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
        csh(1),  sh(1),  stty(1),   curs_terminfo(3x),   tty(4),   terminfo(5),
        ttys(5), environ(7)
 
-       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201031).
+       This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20201107).
 
 
 
diff --git a/man/curs_termcap.3x b/man/curs_termcap.3x
index 5a85467b..daadfe6f 100644
--- a/man/curs_termcap.3x
+++ b/man/curs_termcap.3x
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.45 2020/10/24 09:24:31 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.46 2020/11/07 23:39:47 tom Exp $
 .TH curs_termcap 3X ""
 .ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
 .el       .ds `` ``
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 \fBtgetnum\fR,
 \fBtgetstr\fR,
 \fBtgoto\fR,
-\fBtputs\fR \- direct \fBcurses\fR interface to the terminfo capability database
+\fBtputs\fR \- \fBcurses\fR emulation of termcap
 .ad
 .hy
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/man/curs_terminfo.3x b/man/curs_terminfo.3x
index d2e9b635..229da5d6 100644
--- a/man/curs_terminfo.3x
+++ b/man/curs_terminfo.3x
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: curs_terminfo.3x,v 1.66 2020/10/31 23:15:44 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_terminfo.3x,v 1.67 2020/11/07 23:49:07 tom Exp $
 .TH curs_terminfo 3X ""
 .ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
 .el       .ds `` ``
@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ capabilities, such as programming function keys.
 For all other
 functionality, \fBcurses\fR routines are more suitable and their use is
 recommended.
+.PP
+None of these functions use (or are aware of) multibyte character strings
+such as UTF-8:
+.bP
+capability names use the POSIX portable character set
+.bP
+capability string values have no associated encoding;
+they are strings of 8-bit characters.
 .SS Initialization
 .PP
 Initially, \fBsetupterm\fR should be called.
diff --git a/man/ncurses.3x b/man/ncurses.3x
index 5b8e708d..39c56e9b 100644
--- a/man/ncurses.3x
+++ b/man/ncurses.3x
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: ncurses.3x,v 1.149 2020/10/03 20:15:52 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: ncurses.3x,v 1.150 2020/11/07 23:48:27 tom Exp $
 .hy 0
 .TH ncurses 3X ""
 .ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
@@ -1306,6 +1306,32 @@ The debug and profiling libraries add a \*(``_g\*(''
 and a \*(``_p\*('' to the root names respectively,
 e.g., \fBlibncurses_g.a\fP and \fBlibncurses_p.a\fP.
 .TP 5
+\-\-with\-termlib
+Low-level functions which do not depend upon whether the library
+supports wide-characters, are provided in the tinfo library.
+.IP
+By doing this, it is possible to share the tinfo library between
+wide/normal configurations as well as reduce the size of the library
+when only low-level functions are needed.
+.IP
+Those functions are described in these pages:
+.RS
+.bP
+\fBcurs_extend\fP(3X) \- miscellaneous curses extensions
+.bP
+\fBcurs_inopts\fR(3X) \- \fBcurses\fR input options
+.bP
+\fBcurs_kernel\fR(3X) \- low-level \fBcurses\fR routines
+.bP
+\fBcurs_termattrs\fR(3X) \- \fBcurses\fR environment query routines
+.bP
+\fBcurs_termcap\fR(3X) \- \fBcurses\fR emulation of termcap
+.bP
+\fBcurs_terminfo\fR(3X) \- \fBcurses\fR interfaces to terminfo database
+.bP
+\fBcurs_util\fR(3X) \- miscellaneous \fBcurses\fR utility routines
+.RE
+.TP 5
 \-\-with\-trace
 The \fBtrace\fP function normally resides in the debug library,
 but it is sometimes useful to configure this in the shared library.
diff --git a/misc/terminfo.src b/misc/terminfo.src
index cda81102..47a09deb 100644
--- a/misc/terminfo.src
+++ b/misc/terminfo.src
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 # Report bugs and new terminal descriptions to
 #	bug-ncurses@gnu.org
 #
-#	$Revision: 1.826 $
-#	$Date: 2020/10/17 22:41:29 $
+#	$Revision: 1.829 $
+#	$Date: 2020/11/08 00:03:03 $
 #
 # The original header is preserved below for reference.  It is noted that there
 # is a "newer" version which differs in some cosmetic details (but actually
@@ -7100,7 +7100,6 @@ alacritty+common|base fragment for alacritty,
 
 #### Kitty
 # https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty
-# Version 0.13.3
 # Project started in 2016/10 (see alacritty), but is a Python script rather
 # than Rust, using OpenGL.  The same caveats regarding remote connections
 # apply.  This is not an X terminal, though (like alacritty), it copies
@@ -7115,6 +7114,23 @@ alacritty+common|base fragment for alacritty,
 #	http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2018-09/msg00005.html
 #	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/879
 #
+# Version 0.19.1
+# changes since 0.13.3:
+# vttest
+#	ISO-6429
+#		REP works, though using unspecified behavior
+#	xterm
+#		xterm's SGR-mouse mode is recognized.
+#		does recognize original alternate-screen
+#		bug: mouse focus in/out does not work.
+#		bug: X10 mouse mode responds like any-event
+#		bug: highlight-tracking does not work; terminal hangs.
+#
+# tack
+#	rs1 adds an empty string for resetting title- and other OSC-strings.
+#	italics work
+#
+# Version 0.13.3
 # Notes:
 #	initial screensize 71x22
 #	does not respond to "resize -s"
@@ -7204,17 +7220,18 @@ kitty+common|KovId's TTY common properties,
 	kf31=\E[18;5~, kf32=\E[19;5~, kf33=\E[20;5~,
 	kf34=\E[21;5~, kf35=\E[23;5~, kf36=\E[24;5~, kf4=\EOS,
 	kf5=\E[15~, kf6=\E[17~, kf7=\E[18~, kf8=\E[19~, kf9=\E[20~,
-	khome=\EOH, kich1=\E[2~, kind=\E[1;2B, kmous=\E[M,
-	knp=\E[6~, kpp=\E[5~, kri=\E[1;2A, op=\E[39;49m, rc=\E8,
-	rev=\E[7m, ri=\EM, rmacs=\E(B, rmam=\E[?7l, rmir=\E[4l,
-	rmkx=\E[?1l, rmso=\E[27m, rmul=\E[24m, rs1=\Ec, sc=\E7,
+	khome=\EOH, kich1=\E[2~, kind=\E[1;2B, knp=\E[6~,
+	kpp=\E[5~, kri=\E[1;2A, op=\E[39;49m, rc=\E8, rev=\E[7m,
+	ri=\EM, rmacs=\E(B, rmam=\E[?7l, rmir=\E[4l, rmkx=\E[?1l,
+	rmso=\E[27m, rmul=\E[24m, rs1=\E]\E\\\Ec, sc=\E7,
 	sgr=%?%p9%t\E(0%e\E(B%;\E[0%?%p6%t;1%;%?%p5%t;2%;%?%p2%t;4%;
 	    %?%p1%p3%|%t;7%;m,
 	sgr0=\E(B\E[m, smacs=\E(0, smam=\E[?7h, smir=\E[4h,
 	smkx=\E[?1h, smso=\E[7m, smul=\E[4m, tbc=\E[3g,
-	vpa=\E[%i%p1%dd, use=ecma+index, use=xterm+sl-twm,
-	use=ecma+strikeout, use=xterm+pce2, use=xterm+pcc2,
-	use=ecma+italics, use=xterm+alt1049,
+	vpa=\E[%i%p1%dd, use=ansi+rep, use=xterm+sm+1006,
+	use=ecma+index, use=xterm+sl-twm, use=ecma+strikeout,
+	use=xterm+pce2, use=xterm+pcc2, use=ecma+italics,
+	use=xterm+alt1049,
 
 ######## WEB CLIENTS
 
@@ -21045,16 +21062,16 @@ putty-m1|Putty Minitel 1 "like" Couleurs,
 	dim@, kf1=\E[11~, kf2=\E[12~, kf3=\E[13~, kf4=\E[14~,
 	kf5=\E[15~, rmcup=\E[2J\E[?47l\E8, rmul=\E[24m,
 	smcup=\E7\E[?47h, smul=\E[4m, .E3=\E[300S,
-	.WS=\E[8;%d;%dt, Z0=\E[?3h, Z1=\E[?3l, use=xterm+sl-twm,
-	use=ecma+index, use=linux-m1,
+	use=putty+screen, use=xterm+sl-twm, use=ecma+index,
+	use=linux-m1,
 
 putty-m1b|Putty Minitel 1B "like" Monochrome (Gris/Blanc/Noir),
 	hs,
 	dim@, kf1=\E[11~, kf2=\E[12~, kf3=\E[13~, kf4=\E[14~,
 	kf5=\E[15~, rmcup=\E[2J\E[?47l\E8, rmul=\E[24m,
 	smcup=\E7\E[?47h, smul=\E[4m, .E3=\E[300S,
-	.WS=\E[8;%d;%dt, Z0=\E[?3h, Z1=\E[?3l, use=xterm+sl-twm,
-	use=ecma+index, use=linux-m1b,
+	use=putty+screen, use=xterm+sl-twm, use=ecma+index,
+	use=linux-m1b,
 
 putty-m2|Putty Minitel 2 "like" Couleurs (Vert/Blanc/Noir),
 	hs,
@@ -21063,8 +21080,14 @@ putty-m2|Putty Minitel 2 "like" Couleurs (Vert/Blanc/Noir),
 	dim@, kf1=\E[11~, kf2=\E[12~, kf3=\E[13~, kf4=\E[14~,
 	kf5=\E[15~, rmcup=\E[2J\E[?47l\E8, rmul=\E[24m,
 	smcup=\E7\E[?47h, smul=\E[4m, .E3=\E[300S,
-	.WS=\E[8;%d;%dt, Z0=\E[?3h, Z1=\E[?3l, use=xterm+sl-twm,
-	use=ecma+index, use=linux-m2,
+	use=putty+screen, use=xterm+sl-twm, use=ecma+index,
+	use=linux-m2,
+
+putty+screen|PuTTY with screen resizing extensions,
+	.WS=\E[8;%p1%d;%p2%dt, Z0=\E[?3h, Z1=\E[?3l,
+
+putty-screen|PuTTY with screen resizing extensions,
+	WS=\E[8;%p1%d;%p2%dt, Z0=\E[?3h, Z1=\E[?3l, use=putty,
 
 screen.putty-m1|Putty m1 specific for screen,
 	dim@, rmul=\E[24m, smul=\E[4m, E3@, use=screen.linux-m1,
@@ -26697,4 +26720,8 @@ v3220|LANPAR Vision II model 3220/3221/3222,
 # 2020-10-17
 #	+ expanded notes about tek4107 -TD
 #
+# 2020-11-07
+#	+ update kitty+common -TD
+#	+ add putty+screen and putty-screen (suggested by Alexandre Montaron).
+#
 ######## SHANTIH!  SHANTIH!  SHANTIH!
diff --git a/package/debian-mingw/changelog b/package/debian-mingw/changelog
index 10e788c7..d643fe51 100644
--- a/package/debian-mingw/changelog
+++ b/package/debian-mingw/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-ncurses6 (6.2+20201031) unstable; urgency=low
+ncurses6 (6.2+20201107) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * latest weekly patch
 
- -- Thomas E. Dickey   Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:02:02 -0400
+ -- Thomas E. Dickey   Sat, 07 Nov 2020 07:57:22 -0500
 
 ncurses6 (5.9-20131005) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/package/debian-mingw64/changelog b/package/debian-mingw64/changelog
index 10e788c7..d643fe51 100644
--- a/package/debian-mingw64/changelog
+++ b/package/debian-mingw64/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-ncurses6 (6.2+20201031) unstable; urgency=low
+ncurses6 (6.2+20201107) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * latest weekly patch
 
- -- Thomas E. Dickey   Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:02:02 -0400
+ -- Thomas E. Dickey   Sat, 07 Nov 2020 07:57:22 -0500
 
 ncurses6 (5.9-20131005) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/package/debian/changelog b/package/debian/changelog
index 0a29f32d..ab1a620f 100644
--- a/package/debian/changelog
+++ b/package/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-ncurses6 (6.2+20201031) unstable; urgency=low
+ncurses6 (6.2+20201107) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * latest weekly patch
 
- -- Thomas E. Dickey   Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:02:02 -0400
+ -- Thomas E. Dickey   Sat, 07 Nov 2020 07:57:22 -0500
 
 ncurses6 (5.9-20120608) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/package/mingw-ncurses.nsi b/package/mingw-ncurses.nsi
index eb80c72f..37171b83 100644
--- a/package/mingw-ncurses.nsi
+++ b/package/mingw-ncurses.nsi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-; $Id: mingw-ncurses.nsi,v 1.427 2020/10/31 12:02:02 tom Exp $
+; $Id: mingw-ncurses.nsi,v 1.428 2020/11/07 12:57:22 tom Exp $
 
 ; TODO add examples
 ; TODO bump ABI to 6
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 !define VERSION_MAJOR "6"
 !define VERSION_MINOR "2"
 !define VERSION_YYYY  "2020"
-!define VERSION_MMDD  "1031"
+!define VERSION_MMDD  "1107"
 !define VERSION_PATCH ${VERSION_YYYY}${VERSION_MMDD}
 
 !define MY_ABI   "5"
diff --git a/package/mingw-ncurses.spec b/package/mingw-ncurses.spec
index ab7b0544..5e91f598 100644
--- a/package/mingw-ncurses.spec
+++ b/package/mingw-ncurses.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary: shared libraries for terminal handling
 Name: mingw32-ncurses6
 Version: 6.2
-Release: 20201031
+Release: 20201107
 License: X11
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Source: ncurses-%{version}-%{release}.tgz
diff --git a/package/ncurses.spec b/package/ncurses.spec
index ec20f09f..303a8c38 100644
--- a/package/ncurses.spec
+++ b/package/ncurses.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: shared libraries for terminal handling
 Name: ncurses6
 Version: 6.2
-Release: 20201031
+Release: 20201107
 License: X11
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Source: ncurses-%{version}-%{release}.tgz
diff --git a/package/ncursest.spec b/package/ncursest.spec
index 818f5ef9..7084f5b8 100644
--- a/package/ncursest.spec
+++ b/package/ncursest.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Curses library with POSIX thread support.
 Name: ncursest6
 Version: 6.2
-Release: 20201031
+Release: 20201107
 License: X11
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Source: ncurses-%{version}-%{release}.tgz
-- 
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