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From: csmjp@research.cc.flinders.edu.au (<M.J.Packard>)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: rn/rrn term.c/tgetent() Followup
Keywords: rrn term.c tgetent()
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Date: 10 Dec 90 04:00:47 GMT
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Well good news!

To get tgetent(), a libtermcap.a routine, to work on the RS6000 I only 
had to create a link from /etc/termcap to /lib/libtermcap/termcap.src:

	ln -s /lib/libtermcap/termcap.src /etc/termcap

Any termcap file would do but IBM supplies this one.

I am a bit surprised the RS6000 has routines to access the termcap file when
it uses terminfo:  but, then again, there is no manual entry for tgetent. 

I am glad it works but must wonder if it is suppose to work or will 
in the future.
From: csmjp@research.cc.flinders.edu.au (<M.J.Packard>)
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Subject: rn/rrn term.c/tgetent followup.
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Keywords: tgetent rn/rrn term.c

Well good news!

To get tgetent(), a libtermcap.a routine, to work on the RS6000 I only 
had to create a link from /etc/termcap to /lib/libtermcap/termcap.src:

	ln -s /lib/libtermcap/termcap.src /etc/termcap

Any termcap file would do but IBM supplies this one.

I am a bit surprised the RS6000 has routines to access the termcap file when
it uses terminfo:  but, then again, there is no manual entry for tgetent. 

I am glad it works but must wonder if it is suppose to work or will 
in the future.