Subject: Re: varargs, terminfo, and a note for the policy manual

From: Ian Jackson <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 96 14:30 BST

Bruce Perens writes on debian-user and to lots of people:
...
> OK, I hear you - here's a note for the policy manual, Ian, if it isn't
> already in there.
> 
> Varargs and libtermcap are provided to support end-users installing
> legacy software, and the few packages (like Netscape) that are not
> available to us in binary form. Debian packages should be ported to
> stdarg and ncurses when they are built, please.

I have added the attached text.  Let me know if you want something
changed.

Ian.

<sect>Obsolete constructs and libraries: varargs and libtermcap
<p>

<prgn/&lt;varargs.h&gt;/ is provided to support end-users compiling
very old software; libtermcap is provided to support the execution of
software which has been linked against it (either old programs or
those such as Netscape which are only available in binary form).
<p>

Debian packages should be ported to <prgn/&lt;stdarg.h&gt;/ and
ncurses when they are built.