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pdcurses

  • Replaces netbsd-curses
  • Original pdcurses does not fully replace netbsd-curses
    • No support for vt environments (e.g terminal use)
  • pdcursesmod covers most of netbsd-curses symbols
  • To build pdcursesmod:
    • cd to vt and build with make DLL=Y
    • copy header files from parent directory as well
    • provide missing symlinks upon installation
  • Attempting to bootstrap glaucus with pdcursesmod worked but:
    • yash prompt no longer shows colors
    • yash tab completion no longer works
    • unable to clear the terminal
  • There are a lot of caveats and it is generally discouraged