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Re: lynx-dev Weirdness with ncurses revs
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dickey |
Subject: |
Re: lynx-dev Weirdness with ncurses revs |
Date: |
Tue, 27 Apr 1999 10:44:43 -0400 (EDT) |
>
> Tom -
>
> For some reason, two attempts to email the attached to you at clark.net
> have bounced back to me (bounce headers attached below). BTW, traceroute
> has no problem reaching you, so the problem may be at your end.
>
> This is WRT ncurses, not lynx:
>
>
> Hi Tom -
>
> I just decided to update my ncurses 4.2 libs, and noticed something
> weird with the patchlevel numbering in your ftp dir.
>
> The latest ncurses-4.2-yymmdd.patch.gz file is for 990417, but there
> is a more recent shellscript patch of patch-4.2-990424.sh (without a
> corresponding *.patch.gz file).
yes - that's correct. I didn't have any changes for 990424 (it's in beta,
and nothing that I have on my queue justified the time - I was working on
xterm and tired, so anything I would do to ncurses would make it worse).
But a rollup patch was overdue - so that's the only thing for 990424.
>
> Anyway, thinking that the more recent *.sh patch must have some update
> stuff in it that couldn't be taken care of with a *.patch.gz file, I
> grabbed the *.sh file, and a fresh, virgin copy of the 4.2 ncurses
> distribution.
>
> After applying the *.sh file though, I see that the most recent entry
> in the NEWS file is for 990417.
>
> So ... either the *.sh file is misnumbered (and should also be 990417),
> of the NEWS entry for the 990424 update seems to have gotten "lost".
>
> I suppose it's not a biggie, but thought I'd mention it, just the same.
>
> Later ...
>
> /kim
>
>
> bounce headers, FYI:
>
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> >Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 07:11:09 -0700
> >From: Kim DeVaughn <address@hidden>
> >To: Tom Dickey <address@hidden>
> >Subject: Weirdness with ncurses revs
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> >[above ncurses msg body moved]
--
Thomas E. Dickey
address@hidden
http://www.clark.net/pub/dickey