ncurses-ruby 1.2.4 is failing on Snow Leopard 10.6.3 (ruby 1.9.1). I am
downloading the tar file from berlios.de and doing the extconf+make
routine.
The problem has been documented elsewhere but no fix/solution.
ncurses_wrap.c: In function ‘rbncurshelper_nonblocking_wgetch’:
ncurses_wrap.c:818: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
ncurses_wrap.c:835: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
ncurses_wrap.c:854: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
make: *** [ncurses_wrap.o] Error 1
I have tried installing elliottcable-ncurses. This installs but many of
its own examples don't work. I get errors like
form.rb:21:in `<main>': undefined method `new_field' for
Ncurses::Form:Module (NoMethodError)
I get similar failures when trying to run my application.
(Btw, my app has been working for a long time on 1.9.1 on OS X Leopard
PPC).
2. How much time would it take to port an app or library that uses
ncurses.
I know its hard for you to tell, but lets assume i have 99% of my
ncurses calls in 2 or 3 classes. The rest of the app uses these classes.
I use only Window, Panel, Pad, keyboard and color related stuff,
delay/nodelay.
2. How much time would it take to port an app or library that uses
ncurses.
I know its hard for you to tell, but lets assume i have 99% of my
ncurses calls in 2 or 3 classes. The rest of the app uses these classes.
I use only Window, Panel, Pad, keyboard and color related stuff,
delay/nodelay.
I have no idea how long it would take, depends on how large and
complex the code is.
It should be pretty painless though.
The parts not in ffi-ncurses are Window and Panel, I wrote them if
you'd like to reuse them.
I'll try to get them into ffi-ncurses sometime, I'm not even sure they
work with latest FFI without modification.
If you have any trouble, please let me know so we can work it out.
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On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:23 PM, R. Kumar <sentinel.2001@gmx.com> wrote:
hi Michael,
sean's page mentions that he has no plans incorporating forms. That is
sad since it is the main reason i'd use ncurses. do you plan to
incorporate forms?
best regards -botp
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On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Michael Fellinger <m.fellinger@gmail.com> wrote:
I have no idea how long it would take, depends on how large and
complex the code is.
It should be pretty painless though.
The parts not in ffi-ncurses are Window and Panel, I wrote them if
you'd like to reuse them. ver/lib/ver/ncurses at bdfc4f1ae885b3635983d0db6f0b8fe1ebcca922 · manveru/ver · GitHub
I'll try to get them into ffi-ncurses sometime, I'm not even sure they
work with latest FFI without modification.
If you have any trouble, please let me know so we can work it out.
I already have everything working with Window and Panel and Pad for over
a year using ncurses. If you are using ncurses too then i would still be
tied down. I was thinking of completely moving to ffi if ncurses is
going to keep giving install problems.
hi Michael,
sean's page mentions that he has no plans incorporating forms. That is
sad since it is the main reason i'd use ncurses. do you plan to
incorporate forms?
best regards -botp
ncurses forms are fine for simple forms. But if you have a complex form
then there are too many limitations. One spends too much time working
around the limitations of ncurses. I spent months trying to get things
done using ncurses forms and fields before finally writing my own
version in ruby.
Anyway, if its simple you can give ncurses form it a try.
hi kumar, do you plan to release to public your own ncurses ruby forms?
best regards -botp
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On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 4:51 PM, R. Kumar <sentinel.2001@gmx.com> wrote:
ncurses forms are fine for simple forms. But if you have a complex form
then there are too many limitations. One spends too much time working
around the limitations of ncurses. I spent months trying to get things
done using ncurses forms and fields before finally writing my own
version in ruby.
hi kumar, do you plan to release to public your own ncurses ruby forms?
best regards -botp
I meant, first give the forms and fields that is *already available*
with ncurses a try. If you find it useful then good. If you find
yourself struggling then you can give rbcurse a try.