Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!killer!dcs!wnp From: wnp@dcs.UUCP (Wolf N. Paul) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Questions on CURSES by Pavel Curtis 1982 Keywords: curses CURSES copyright Message-ID: <124@dcs.UUCP> Date: 25 Jun 88 13:30:46 GMT References: <522@sbsvax.UUCP> Reply-To: wnp@dcs.UUCP (Wolf N. Paul) Organization: DCS, Dallas, Texas Lines: 14 In article <522@sbsvax.UUCP> greim@sbsvax.UUCP (Michael Greim) writes: >3.) Why do people use old CURSES with its lots of bugs and inefficiencies, if > this one [Pavel Curtis'] is superior, as it seems to be? Well, old curses or SysV curses comes with every UNIX system; if you use it in your source, the source is bound to be compatible. If you use any kind of a replacement library instead of the standard distribution, you almost have to distribute that replacement library with your source. -- Wolf N. Paul * 3387 Sam Rayburn Run * Carrollton TX 75007 * (214) 306-9101 UUCP: killer!dcs!wnp ESL: 62832882 DOMAIN: wnp@dcs.UUCP TLX: 910-380-0585 EES PLANO UD