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diff --git a/ncurses-5.3/tack/HISTORY b/ncurses-5.3/tack/HISTORY deleted file mode 100644 index 3fe2cab..0000000 --- a/ncurses-5.3/tack/HISTORY +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ - -Current history: - -2000/03/04 Fix a few spelling errors -1999/09/04 Minor fix to build/link on BeOS -1999/05/16 Minor fix to build/link on CLIX -1999/05/09 Update to build/link on NeXT -1999/04/17 Update to work with ncurses 5.0 beta1 (TERMTYPE struct) -1999/02/07 Build with ncurses 4.2 981219 (renamed function) -1998/01/09 1.00 First release under GPL -1997/12/24 0.02 First version that requires ncurses -1997/10/29 0.01 Second beta release to the ncurses mailing list. -1997/10/06 0.00 First beta release to the ncurses mailing list. - -Ancient history: TACK -- the terminfo action checker - - The purpose of this program is to verify the correctness of -terminfos and to calculate the pads needed for each capability. -This program is not designed to test curses and therefore uses -as little of curses as possible. - - This program was originally called TED. In 1991 it was -released to USENET in comp.sources. TED was originally written to -test both terminfos and termcaps. The original intent was to -create a terminfo editor. This code fell quite short of its goal. -Tests were controlled by command line switches and editing was done -with pen and paper. - - In 1995 Eric S. Raymond got interested in the program and added -a first cut at making the program menu driven. He also converted -the code from K&R C to an ANSI/POSIX-conforming C. He re-christened -the program TAC (Terminfo Action Checker). Eric also wrote a man -page for TAC. - - In 1997 I decided to dust off the code and make it easier to -use by the novice. I totally rewrote the menu system and added -the editing features I originally planned for TED. I also did -a total rewrite of the code that does the timings. In the process -of rewriting the code I changed it to be more tightly coupled -with ncurses. By this time someone had taken the name TAC so -I re-christened the program TACK. - -Daniel Weaver -<danw@znyx.com> |