ncurses 5.7 - patch 20081129

[ncurses.git] / TO-DO

diff --git a/TO-DO b/TO-DO
index ca47d02d0ec83e689a634c208c1c82465e2d4321..eb25227967083141e21205e31b50db13aa412bcd 100644 (file)
--- a/TO-DO
+++ b/TO-DO
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 -- sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written        --
 -- authorization.                                                            --
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- $Id: TO-DO,v 1.51 2008/10/11 19:22:27 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: TO-DO,v 1.53 2008/11/28 16:39:12 tom Exp $
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 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().
 
-+ 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.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ 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...
 
-+ 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.
 
 + the configure --disable-ext-funcs option does not work for Ada95 tree.
@@ -66,6 +66,24 @@ Known Problems:
 + 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.
@@ -122,7 +140,7 @@ supporting internationalization.
 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.
@@ -195,10 +213,10 @@ F. Unused VDT capabilities:
                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,
-               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: