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From: jec@nesac2.UUCP (John Carter ATLN SADM)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: termcaps vs terminfo
Message-ID: <847@nesac2.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 29-Nov-87 23:17:40 EST
Article-I.D.: nesac2.847
Posted: Sun Nov 29 23:17:40 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 11-Dec-87 05:45:04 EST
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Summary: Mail for Jeff Beer

In article <10531@brl-adm.ARPA>, UUCJEFF%ECNCDC.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU writes:
] I have a problem on my 3B2.  It seems there is a terminal listed in the
] /etc/termcap file, but not in the /usr/lib/terminfo files.  Therefore,
] when you set the TERM to this terminal and VI, it says unkown termdef.
] The format the termcap is in is not the same as the terminfo file,
] the manual says you must compile with curses, but it doesn't say how.
] 
] What I would like to do is take the termdef in termcap and compile it and
] put it in the /usr/lib/terminfo.
] 
] Can anyone help?    Thanks for any help, Jeff Beer, UUCJEFF@ECNCDC

A termcap to terminfo translator was posted to the net some time
ago.  I'd mail a copy, but I'm not sure the path is good.  (One of
the in-between systems doesn't handle "@" paths.)

Contact me for more info.
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