ncurses 6.3 - patch 20220501

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--- $Id: NEWS,v 1.3786 2022/03/12 19:32:10 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: NEWS,v 1.3803 2022/05/01 15:16:36 tom Exp $
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 This is a log of changes that ncurses has gone through since Zeyd started
@@ -46,10 +46,60 @@ 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.
 
+20220501
+       + build-fix for debug-traces (report/patch by Chris Clayton).
+
+20220430
+       + modify samples for xterm mouse 1002/1003 modes to use 1006 mode, and
+         also provide for focus in/out responses -TD
+       + modify default case in handle_wheel() to always report button-release
+         events, e.g., for xterm mouse mode 1003 (patch by Leonid S Usov).
+       + improve valid_entryname() to disallow characters used in terminfo
+         syntax: '#', '=', '|', '\'.
+       + alter copy_termtype() to allocate new str_table and ext_str_table
+         data rather than relying upon its callers.
+       + use calloc in _nc_init_entry() when allocating stringbuf, to ensure
+         it is initialized.
+       + add library-level TYPE_CALLOC for consistency with TYPE_MALLOC.
+       + add some debug-traces for tic/infocmp.
+
+20220423
+       + in-progress work on invalid_merge(), disable it (cf: 20220402).
+       + fix memory leak in _nc_tic_dir() when called from _nc_set_writedir().
+       + fix memory leak in tic when "-c" option is used.
+
+20220416
+       + add a limit-check to guard against corrupt terminfo data
+         (report/testcase by NCNIPC of China).
+       + add check/warning in configure script if option --with-xterm-kbs is
+         missing or inconsistent (Arch #74379).
+       + add setlocale call to several test-programs.
+       + allow extended-color number in opts parameter of wattr_on.
+
+20220409
+       + add test/test_unget_wch.c
+
+20220402
+       + amend extended_captype(), returning CANCEL if a string is explicitly
+         cancelled.
+       + make description-fields distinct -TD
+
+20220326
+       + update teken -TD
+       + add teken-16color, teken-vt and teken-sc -TD
+       + add a few missing details for vte-2018 (report by Robert Lange) -TD
+
+20220319
+       + add xgterm -TD
+       + correct setal in mintty/tmux entries, add to vte-2018 (report by
+         Robert Lange)
+       + add blink to vte-2018 (report by Robert Lange)
+       + improve tic warning about XT versus redundant tsl, etc.
+
 20220312
        + add xterm+acs building-block -TD
        + add xterm-p370, for use in older terminals -TD
-       + add dec+sl to xterm-new, per patch #371 -TD
+       + add dec+sl to xterm-new, per xterm patch #371 -TD
        + add mosh and mosh-256color -TD
 
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