ncurses 5.7 - patch 20100626

[ncurses.git] / TO-DO

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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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--- Copyright (c) 1998-2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.               --
+-- Copyright (c) 1998-2008,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.               --

 --                                                                           --
 -- Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a   --
 -- copy of this software and associated documentation files (the             --
 --                                                                           --
 -- Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a   --
 -- copy of this software and associated documentation files (the             --


@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 -- sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written        --
 -- authorization.                                                            --
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 -- sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written        --
 -- authorization.                                                            --
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--- $Id: TO-DO,v 1.48 2006/10/28 19:49:16 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: TO-DO,v 1.54 2010/01/09 16:48:05 tom Exp $

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 SHORT-TERM TO-DO ITEMS:
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 SHORT-TERM TO-DO ITEMS:


@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Known Problems:
 + Scrolling optimization has holes:  for example, it forces repaints of the
   screen between calls to refresh().
 
 + Scrolling optimization has holes:  for example, it forces repaints of the
   screen between calls to refresh().
 

-+ SVr4 uses slightly different rules for determining when softkeys are shown. 
++ SVr4 uses slightly different rules for determining when softkeys are shown.

   For example, they are initially displayed (before the ncurses 'e' test
   activates them), and a touchwin can apparently also force them to be
   displayed.
   For example, they are initially displayed (before the ncurses 'e' test
   activates them), and a touchwin can apparently also force them to be
   displayed.


@@ -58,36 +58,61 @@ Known Problems:
 + The window classes defined in the c++ subdirectory need documentation.  Some
   C++ programmer could earn a lot of good karma by doing this...
 
 + The window classes defined in the c++ subdirectory need documentation.  Some
   C++ programmer could earn a lot of good karma by doing this...
 

-+ The resizeterm() function does not handle ripped-off lines such as that done
-  for the slk_XXX functions.
-
-+ vid_attr() should support the set_a_attributes (sgr1) string, but does not. 
++ vid_attr() should support the set_a_attributes (sgr1) string, but does not.

   There appear to be no terminals that require that functionality.
 
   There appear to be no terminals that require that functionality.
 

++ the configure --disable-ext-funcs option does not work for Ada95 tree.
+
++ the --with-pthread configuration builds for Cygwin, but does not work
+  properly (test/worm.c shows all of the worms in the same location).
+
++ the Ada95 tree requires a small fix to build on Cygwin, since the GNAT port
+  to that platform provides an incomplete Interrupts.Names package.  For
+  instance (your gcc version may be different):
+        /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-cygwin/3.4.4/adainclude/a-intnam.ads
+
+  cut here...
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--- a-intnam.ads.orig   2003-10-21 13:41:51.000000000 +0000
++++ a-intnam.ads        2007-05-05 22:40:02.609375000 +0000
+@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@
+
+    DUMMY_INTERRUPT_1 : constant Interrupt_ID := 1;
+    DUMMY_INTERRUPT_2 : constant Interrupt_ID := 2;
++   SIGINT : constant Interrupt_ID := 2;
+
+ end Ada.Interrupts.Names;
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
++ the --enable-rpath configure option builds for the corresponding platforms;
+  however combining it with --with-ticlib and --with-termlib does not always
+  produce libraries that can be run without setting environment variables.
+  Building those with libtool does not work either.  (This is a problem with
+  the BSD platforms).
+

 Portability (or lack thereof):
 
 + Users of older System V UNIXes (but not Solaris, and probably not SVr4) may
   trip over a known problem with the signal-handling code which causes abrupt
   termination of ncurses applications following resume from a ^Z suspend (this
   problem was first seen running lynx).  You will not see this problem if you
 Portability (or lack thereof):
 
 + Users of older System V UNIXes (but not Solaris, and probably not SVr4) may
   trip over a known problem with the signal-handling code which causes abrupt
   termination of ncurses applications following resume from a ^Z suspend (this
   problem was first seen running lynx).  You will not see this problem if you

-  are running Linux or one of the 4.4BSD derivatives like FreeBSD, NetBSD, or
-  BSDI.  For details, see the analysis in the header comment of
-  ncurses/tty/lib_tstp.c .
+  are using one of the 4.4BSD derivatives like such as, NetBSD, or BSDI, or
+  systems using that convention.  For details, see the analysis in the header
+  comment of ncurses/tty/lib_tstp.c .

 
 + In theory, vwprintw and vwscanf are supposed to use the older varargs.h
 
 + In theory, vwprintw and vwscanf are supposed to use the older varargs.h

-  interface for handling variadic argument lists.  Linux doesn't have
-  varargs.h, it has the newer X/Open-standard stdargs.h equivalent.  So these
-  functions use stdargs instead.  This is unlikely to be a problem unless
-  you're building ncurses on a System V old enough to only have varargs.h. 
-  (Solaris 2.5.1 uses the stdarg.h binding as well).
-
-+ If you're using a BSD earlier than 4.4BSD, or a Linux old enough not to have
-  a native vsscanf(3) in its library, vwscanw() will not work.  You lose.  (It
-  should work on any System V, however).  If you want to fix this, add an
+  interface for handling variadic argument lists (and are deprecated by X/Open
+  for that reason).  Many newer systems do no have varargs.h, instead they have
+  only the newer X/Open-standard stdargs.h equivalent.  So these functions use
+  stdargs instead.  This is unlikely to be a problem unless you're building
+  ncurses on a System V old enough to only have varargs.h.  (Solaris 2.5.1 used
+  the stdarg.h binding as well).
+
++ If you're using a system old enough not to have a native vsscanf(3) in its
+  library, vwscanw() will not work.  If you want to fix this, add an

   implementation to ncurses/vsscanf.c.
 
   implementation to ncurses/vsscanf.c.
 

-+ The C++ binding fails to build with a few C++ compilers, mainly with
-  configure script problems with vsscanf().
++ The C++ binding fails to build with a few C++ compilers.

 
 + terminfo.5 does not format with the SunOS (and most other platform's) tbl
   utility because it relies on a diversion for each table entry.  Get the
 
 + terminfo.5 does not format with the SunOS (and most other platform's) tbl
   utility because it relies on a diversion for each table entry.  Get the


@@ -106,7 +131,7 @@ LONGER-TERM TO-DO ITEMS:
 
 1. Extended COSE conformance
 
 
 1. Extended COSE conformance
 

-There is an XPG4 standard recently released which describes a superset
+There is an XPG4 standard released in 1996 which describes a superset

 of the SVr4 API.  The library is BASE conformant with this standard.
 We would like to make ncurses fully conformant at the EXTENDED level
 supporting internationalization.
 of the SVr4 API.  The library is BASE conformant with this standard.
 We would like to make ncurses fully conformant at the EXTENDED level
 supporting internationalization.


@@ -114,7 +139,7 @@ supporting internationalization.
 2. DOS port
 
 Only a few of the files in the library depend on the terminfo format.
 2. DOS port
 
 Only a few of the files in the library depend on the terminfo format.

-It should be possible to further kernelize the package, then rewrite 
+It should be possible to further kernelize the package, then rewrite

 a small number of core files to produce a functionally-compatible
 port that would do updates to a memory-mapped screen area.  The first
 result of this would be a DOS port.
 a small number of core files to produce a functionally-compatible
 port that would do updates to a memory-mapped screen area.  The first
 result of this would be a DOS port.


@@ -187,10 +212,10 @@ F. Unused VDT capabilities:
                move_insert, dest_tabs_magic_smso, transparent_underline,
                needs_xon_xoff, hard_cursor.
        Numerics: lines_of_memory, buttons.
                move_insert, dest_tabs_magic_smso, transparent_underline,
                needs_xon_xoff, hard_cursor.
        Numerics: lines_of_memory, buttons.

-       Strings: pkey_key, pkey_local, pkey_xmit, underline_char, 
-               enter_xon_mode, exit_xon_mode, xon_character, xoff_character, 
+       Strings: pkey_key, pkey_local, pkey_xmit, underline_char,
+               enter_xon_mode, exit_xon_mode, xon_character, xoff_character,

                display_clock, remove_clock, user[0-5], display_pc_char,
                display_clock, remove_clock, user[0-5], display_pc_char,

-               enter_scancode_mode, exit_scancode_mode, pc_term_options, 
+               enter_scancode_mode, exit_scancode_mode, pc_term_options,

                scancode_escape, alt_scancode_esc.
 
 These are the potentially important ones for ncurses.  Notes:
                scancode_escape, alt_scancode_esc.
 
 These are the potentially important ones for ncurses.  Notes: