Re: [open-cobol-list] Hybrid Editor XE(Was: Anybody use emacs to code COBOL?)

[David Essex]

Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> Duke Normandin wrote:
> ... 
> > You're referring to THE I'm supposing, and not the "full ISPF
> > environment"?
>
> Actually, above I was referring to Hybrid Editor XE.  David described
> it as a full ISPF environment for Linux.  While it does have a menu
> with a few options similar to ISPF it's definitely not a full ISPF
> environment.  

Sorry guys, it's been a while since I looked at this web site.
And I don't recall anything about a 'Hybrid Editor'.


> > My exact problem! I want to run it on a terminal, using `curses'. I'll
> > have to fool around with the "configure" options.
>  
> After installing all the gnome devel libs it wanted I was able to get
> it to compile and build both the curses and gui versions.  It's the
> curses version I want.  Unfortunately the curses executable is linked
> against all the unneeded gnome libs, so I can't remove them without
> breaking it.

It's probably a pseudo-terminal using the GNOME libraries.
Much like 'gnome-terminal.

And the thing about GNOME, if you use one library, the default link will
include all libraries.

The 'The Hessling Editor' has less overhead.
At least it did, last time I built the editor.