Latest progress on my Autodconf fork is that I've modernized the code a bit (obsoleted use of index/rindex/bzero/bcopy/bcmp by replacing them with strchr/strrchr/memset/memcpy/memcmp), and gotten the new config.h set up with enough variables so my Debian Linux system builds the trn, inews and trn-artchk apps. Many config.h values are still bogus though so I haven't dared try to run trn yet, except for trn -V. Focus now will mainly be on the configure script, so I can start removing the old obsoleted-to-be Metaconfig files, and then on getting all files/ components installed in the right places. BTW, I've added the trn FAQ to the archive (doc/FAQ.part[12]). Some amusing stuff in there :) : in pseudo code: : : when "D" is pressed : if mode=thread_selector then : pretend "&+o^JD" was hit : else : pretend "D" was hit : : (These are in fact sideways pictures of gorillas in clown outfits in : four different states of inebriation. The fact that they make trn do : something weird and wonderful is a particular piece of brilliance on Mr. : Davison's part ;-) Just like in the Olden Days when your name performed : some magical sequence of operations in TECO, we can feed the smiley : dictionary to trn's macro processor and see what different smiley faces : evoke strange and useful behavior. "I didn't like to use smilies at : all," says Jethro Bodine of Beverly Hills, CA, "until I found that the : sideways grinning cheshire cat smoking a cigar smiley actually causes : trn to kill all posts mentioning Dave Rhodes. Great work, Mr. Davison!") Ditto, Lars J ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com
