[Python-Dev] LynxOS4 port: need pre-ncurses curses! (original) (raw)

"Martin v. L�wis" martin@v.loewis.de
Fri, 25 Apr 2003 18:58:40 +0200

Duane Voth wrote:

Next hurdle: Lynx is clearly hoping curses will go the way of the condor, their implementation is pre ncurses! Comments at the top of Python-2.2.2/Modules/cursesmodule.c suggest that there was a prior version of Python curses that should be much closer to what LynxOS4 supports. Does anyone have an archived copy of the old cursesmodule.c?

You can get old versions of all source code from the CVS.

* Based on prior work by Lance Ellinghaus and Oliver Andrich * Version 1.2 of this module: Copyright 1994 by Lance Ellinghouse, * Cathedral City, California Republic, United States of America. * * Version 1.5b1, heavily extended for ncurses by Oliver Andrich: * Copyright 1996,1997 by Oliver Andrich, Koblenz, Germany.

so I guess I'm looking for version 1.2 of cursesmodule.c.

I think your guess is wrong. The extensions are used only if available, and the curses module works with pre-ncurses implementations of curses just fine.

Regards, Martin