ncurses 6.4 - patch 20231118

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--- $Id: NEWS,v 1.4031 2023/11/11 23:13:58 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: NEWS,v 1.4033 2023/11/19 00:46:27 tom Exp $
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 This is a log of changes that ncurses has gone through since Zeyd started
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ 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.
 
+20231118
+       + improve description of length-parameter and error-returns in several
+         manpages:  curs_addchstr.3x, curs_addstr.3x, curs_addwstr.3x,
+         curs_in_wch.3x, curs_in_wchstr.3x, curs_inchstr.3x, curs_ins_wstr.3x,
+         curs_insstr.3x, curs_instr.3x, curs_inwstr.3x
+       + amend parameter check for entire string versus specific length in
+         winsnstr() and wins_nwstr() to match Solaris.
+       + make similar correction to wins_nwstr().
+       + correct loop termination condition in waddnstr() and waddnwstr()
+         (Debian #1055882, cf: 20201205).
+
 20231111
        + used "infocmp -u" to help trim redundant capabilities -TD
        + add limit checks in infocmp needed when processing extended