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Re: [PATCH 17/20] man/curs_variables.3x: Drop duplicate material.
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G. Branden Robinson |
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Re: [PATCH 17/20] man/curs_variables.3x: Drop duplicate material. |
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Sat, 30 Dec 2023 20:20:36 -0600 |
At 2023-12-30T16:42:57-0500, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 29, 2023 at 09:02:44PM -0600, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> > These variables are already discussed in curs_color.3x.
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> The duplication doesn't hurt, since someone reading curs_variables
> might suppose it mentioned all of the curses variables, and be
> confused by the special case of some variables that are discussed in
> more detail in another manpage.
_My_ ideal would be to merge the contents of curs_variables.3x and
term_variables.3x into ncurses.3x and curs_terminfo.3x, respectively.
In my view, global variables, constants, and user-defined data types are
just as much a part of an API (if visible) as function names.
That would be a bigger change (dropping entire files, knock-on effects
in man/man_db.{renames,aliases} and similar), but I'm game to do it.
What do you think?
Regards,
Branden
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