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From: mat@cdbhp1.UUCP (W Mat Waites)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix,rec.games.hack
Subject: Re: Nethack under Minix
Message-ID: <208@cdbhp1.UUCP>
Date: 24 Jun 91 13:46:38 GMT
References: <1991Jun22.125642.8424@doe.utoronto.ca>
Reply-To: mat@cdbhp1.UUCP (W Mat Waites)
Organization: Emory University Cardiac Data Bank
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In article <1991Jun22.125642.8424@doe.utoronto.ca> david@doe.utoronto.ca (David Megginson) writes:
>
>I have finally managed to compile the most recent version of Nethack
>on a 4 meg ST running Minix, using gcc in 32-bit mode (it didn't work
>in 16-bit mode). Sometimes I lose information saving, but I'll work
>on that later. Right now, whenever anything is thrown, I end up with
>'5's all over the place, and have to hit ^R. I don't know the NH source
>well enough to even start looking for the cause. Perhaps it is a bug
>in the Minix 1.5.10 termcap library, or the curses library that I use.
>David

Sounds like it could be a termcap entry that is trying to throw nulls
for cursor positioning delay. The version of the termcap routines is
ignorant of the "delay" notation in the termcap file and instead of throwing
5 nulls, throws the "5" itself.

Just a Guess.....

Mat

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