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Article #590Re: Terminfo sucks!! Any programs to translate 'cap into 'info?
From: Ken Dye
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 1990 19:25
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 1990 19:25
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In article <1990Jun26.211031.6308@uunet!unhd> rg@unhd.UUCP (Roger Gonzalez ) writes: >I have been unable to translate my termcap entry for my new tvi965 >into terminfo format. I need to do this because the version of vi >that we run uses curses with terminfo. I use Emacs, but everybody >else uses vi. Is there an automated way to accomplish what I want? believe it or don't "captoinfo" is the program you want. Most sysV systems I've seen come with it, perhaps in /usr/lib or /etc, /lbin /urs/lbin or /usr/local, look around. I have no idea where to get sources (or even if they are available). --Ken -- kendy@ism.isc.com (213)453-8649 x3153 "I'm Chloe. Let's wrassle!"
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!dali.cs.montana.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ncar!ico!ism780c!kendy From: kendy@ism780c.isc.com (Ken Dye) Newsgroups: comp.terminals Subject: Re: Terminfo sucks!! Any programs to translate 'cap into 'info? Keywords: tvi965 Message-ID: <44490@ism780c.isc.com> Date: 27 Jun 90 19:25:14 GMT References: <1990Jun26.211031.6308@uunet!unhd> Reply-To: kendy@ism.isc.com (Ken Dye) Distribution: comp Organization: Interactive Systems Corp., Santa Monica CA Lines: 14