Keith Mitchell wrote: > >> It seems to me we are attempting to verify two things: The Text >> Installer and Python support for Ncurses. Perhaps it makes sense to >> separate them. Perhaps the Text Installer test should focus on >> testing the Text Installer, on a small number of terminals, and a >> separate test could be developed to streamline verification of >> Pythons support for Ncurses. >> >> Just an idea. > > That's precisely what I'm driving at - there's no need for the "Text > Installer" test matrix to cover every terminal type. What I'm trying > to confirm is what the "small number of terminals" is composed of. As > mentioned in the initial note, sun-color, vt100, and xterm are planned > to be in that list. At this point, it doesn't seem necessary to expand > that list - though as Joe mentions, testing an expanded list of > terminals against the Python curses module is an option for addressing > extra terminal types. > > - Keith > >> >> Joe Perfect/Agreed!
Thanks Keith.
