Re: [maint] Doco known TUI todo items

[jtc at redback dot com (J.T. Conklin)]

>>>>> "Stephane" == Stephane Carrez <Stephane.Carrez@worldnet.fr> writes:
>> 2001-03-19  Andrew Cagney  <ac131313@redhat.com>
>> 
>> * TODO: List known problems with TUI.

Stephane> I was interested to have some curses-based debugger for
Stephane> 68hc11, so I hacked a little in tui, and soon reached all
Stephane> those pb. I solved all compile&link problems and some
Stephane> crashes. I can see the sources in the TUI curses window, and
Stephane> stepping updates the source window.
Stephane>
Stephane> The problem I'm now having is that the interaction between
Stephane> readline I/O and curses is not clear.  It results in wrong
Stephane> output emitted by readline (due to curses, the tty is turned
Stephane> in nocr mode).
Stephane>
Stephane> I can send some patches if you want.

In the past, I've suggested that TUI be marked /* OBSOLETE */.  It was
broken from the first day it was committed, and it's maintainer didn't
do anything to fix it.  Now that TUI is maintainerless, I was going to
renew that call.

But if you have patches that fix it, I am not going to dissuade you
from submitting them.  I still have doubts about the viability of TUI,
since no one has stepped up to the plate to fix it over these last few
years.  Unless you (or someone else) decides to take it on in earnest, 
I think all we're accomplishing is staving off the inevitable.

        --jtc

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