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From: ricker@bunker.UUCP (ricker)
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Subject: Re: terminfo and curses
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Date: Tue, 11-Nov-86 17:28:13 EST
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>> 1)	I don't know about the differences between a 6350 and an 8000
>> 	but, do you know if the compiler is the exact same on both systems?
>
>> 2)	Terminal-independent code is most likely going to be larger than
>> 	terminal-specific code. Trade-offs ya know :) 
>
Let me rephrase the question. What I am asking is if *terminfo/curses* was
compiled with different compilers? Of course his application program is the
same. However if the terminfo/curses source was compiled with a different
compiler it may not be as well optimized or compact. Excuse me, I assumed
that access to the terminfo/curses source was available.

I definitely agree that the curses side of terminfo/curses is unnecessarily
complex for my needs and therefore I try to use only the terminfo routines
as part of my own generic terminal support package.