ncurses 5.9 - patch 20150328

[ncurses.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index cad224ad5b8e99e2d92b7df26301e476e1292ce8..f69352d795ef714418a75038e6452ad37beeedcc 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 -- sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written        --
 -- authorization.                                                            --
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--- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.184 2015/01/24 23:24:22 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.185 2015/03/28 00:34:22 tom Exp $
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              How to install Ncurses/Terminfo on your system
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@@ -546,6 +546,14 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        compatible with libncursesw 5.4.  None of the interfaces change, but
        applications which have mouse mask mmask_t's must be recompiled.
 
+    --enable-ext-putwin
+       Modify the file-format written by putwin() to use printable text rather
+       than binary files, allowing getwin() to read screen dumps written by
+       differently-configured ncurses libraries.  The extended getwin() can
+       still read binary screen dumps from the "same" configuration of
+       ncurses.  This does not change the ABI (the binary interface seen by
+       calling applications).
+
     --enable-getcap
        Use the 4.4BSD getcap code if available, or a bundled version of it to
        fetch termcap entries.  Entries read in this way cannot use (make