Re: tn3270, mset and map3270

[Roy Marples <roy%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On 09/02/2010 12:25, ITOH Yasufumi wrote:
> In article<4B52989C.20803%NetBSD.org@localhost>
> roy%NetBSD.org@localhost writes:
>
> > > - Will setting $TERMCAP still work? What are you planning to do with
> > > tset -s? - Who are we copying the terminfo library from? FreeBSD? -
> > > Something needs to be done with tn3270 (c3270 or whatever)
> >
> > $TERMCAP will not work
> > tset -s just prints $TERM
> > I wrote the terminfo code, but the terminfo database is from ncurses.
> In order not to lose functions like $TERMCAP and tn3270,
> please implement terminfo as an emulation on top of native termcap.
>
> You have already written most of needed code for termcap<->  terminfo
> conversion, so the implementation will not be so difficult.
> tic command would be something like infotocap&&  cap_mkdb.

tn3270 works quite happily on my terminfo implementation via the termcap 
emulation and is available via pkgsrc. It has not been lost.

It's ONLY $TERMCAP that has been lost.
The only valid reason for keeping $TERMCAP I've heard so far is for when 
$HOME is ro and the local terminfo database does not have a working 
definition for your terminal.

The only thing I'm willing to do at this point is consider making 
$TERMINFO be respected as a terminfo description.

Thanks

Roy