Subject: Re: ncurses 4.2?
To: None <root@garbled.net>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 05/05/1999 11:06:58
Tim Rightnour wrote:

> On 05-May-99 Simon Burge spoke unto us all:
> #  Is there a reason that we've got ncurses 1.9.9g in pkgsrc and
> #  not ncurses 4.2?  If the answer is "no one's got around to it",
> #  I'll start.  If there's any other reasons, speak up!
> 
> I think someone had lisc. fears about it..  But if your going to be sticking
> your head into ncurses.. can I beg you to libtool the build?

Off the top of my head the licencing for 4.2 is _much_ better than for
1.9.9.

As far as libtool - I've managed to hide from it so far.  Is there a 30
second primer around anywhere?

Simon.