Hi, all I am sponsoring this case. The timeout is set to be 08/22/2008.
Additional materials include pkgmap and manpages are available at: Internally: http://sac.eng/Archives/CaseLog/arc/LSARC/2008/524/materials/ Externally http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/arc/caselog/2008/524 Thanks --Irene On Fri, 2008-08-15 at 00:59 -0700, Shi-Ying Irene Huang wrote: > Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.66 04/17/08 SMI > This information is Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems > 1. Introduction > 1.1. Project/Component Working Name: > ncurses for OpenSolaris > 1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier: > Author: Rick Ju > 1.3 Date of This Document: > 15 August, 2008 > 4. Technical Description > 1. Introduction > 1.1. Project/Component Working Name: > > ncurses 5.6 > > 1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier: > > Author: Rick Ju > Sponser: Irene Huang > > 1.3. Date of This Document: > > 07/11/2008 > > 4. Technical Description: > 4.1. Details: > > Ncurses is a programming library providing an API, allowing the > programmer > to write text user interfaces (textual blocky UI) in a terminal- > independent manner. It's a toolkit for developing "GUI-like" apps which > run under a terminal emulator. It also optimizes screen changes, in > order > to reduce the latency experienced when using remote shells. > > Ncurses is a free software emulation (clone) of System V Release 4.0 > (SVR4) > curses, an enhancement over the discontinued classic 4.4 BSD curses. The > XSI Curses standard issued by X/Open is explicitly and closely modeled on > System V. > > Most ncurses calls can be easily ported to the old curses. System V > curses > implementations can support BSD curses programs with just a > recompilation. > However, a few areas are problematic, such as handling terminal resizing > (since no counterpart exists in the old curses). Other subtle differences > in call semantics can make porting an ncurses application to commercial > Unix somewhat difficult. > > Ncurses can use either terminfo (with extensible data), or termcap as > terminal database. > > Because most the binaries and libraries use same name with SVR4 curses, > we ship the binaries in /usr/gnu/bin and the libraries in > /usr/lib/libncurses. > > For more info, please refer to http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses. > > 4.2. Interfaces: > Exported Interfaces > Interface Classification Comments > --------------- --------------- ----------------------- > /usr/bin/gcaptoinfo > /usr/bin/gclear > /usr/bin/ginfocmp > /usr/bin/ginfotocap > /usr/bin/greset > /usr/bin/gtack > /usr/bin/gtic > /usr/bin/gtoe > /usr/bin/gtput > /usr/bin/gtset > Volatile CLI binaries. > These are files with a > 'g' > prefix. > Please see the man > pages. > > /usr/gnu/bin/captoinfo > /usr/gnu/bin/clear > /usr/gnu/bin/infocmp > /usr/gnu/bin/infotocap > /usr/gnu/bin/reset > /usr/gnu/bin/tack > /usr/gnu/bin/tic > /usr/gnu/bin/toe > /usr/gnu/bin/tput > /usr/gnu/bin/tset > Volatile These are links to > binaries > in /usr/bin/ with a > 'g' prefix > Please see the man > pages. > /usr/bin/ncurses5-config > Volatile CLI binaries. > > /usr/lib/libgcurses.so > /usr/lib/libgform.so.5 > /usr/lib/libgmenu.so.5 > /usr/lib/libgncurses.so.5 > /usr/lib/libgpanel.so.5 > Volatile Supporting libraries > These are files with a > 'g' prefix > > /usr/gnu/lib/libcurses.so > /usr/gnu/lib/libform.so.5 > /usr/gnu/lib/libmenu.so.5 > /usr/gnu/lib/libncurses.so.5 > /usr/gnu/lib/libpanel.so.5 > Volatile Supporting libraries > These are links to > libraries > in /usr/lib/ with a 'g' > prefix > > /usr/include/ncurses/ > Volatile Directory for Header > files in > development package. > > SUNWncurses Uncommited ncurses packaging > contains > binaries, libraries. > SUNWncurses-devel Uncommited ncurses packaging > contains > headers and static > libraries > > Imported Interfaces > Interface Classification Comments > --------------- --------------- ----------------------- > libc Committed PSARC/1991/064 > libm Committed LSARC/1992/005 > > 4.3. Doc Impact: > > Man page provided > > 4.4. Packaging & Delivery: > SUNWncurses (base package) - Base package i.e binary, > libraries > SUNWncurses-devel - Development packaging > > 4.5. Dependencies: > libc and libm. > > 4.6. I18N/L10N Impact: > > The JDS team and the G11N are working together to evaluation and > provide I18N/L10N support. > > 4.7 Security Impact: > None. > > 5. Reference Documents: > > [1] ncurses homepage > > http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/ > > [2] Relates ARC cases > > PSARC/1991/064 MT-Safe libc > LSARC/1992/005 Bundled libm packaging > > 6. Resources and Schedule > 6.4. Steering Committee requested information > 6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name: > Desktop > 6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack > 6.6. ARC Exposure: open >
