Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/03/28/08:45:17
Date: | Thu, 28 Mar 1996 08:28:11 -0500
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From: | dj (DJ Delorie)
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Message-Id: | <199603281328.IAA24353@delorie.com>
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To: | j DOT aldrich6 AT genie DOT com
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CC: | djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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In-reply-to: | <199603280440.AA069198020@relay1.geis.com> (j.aldrich6@genie.com)
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Subject: | Re: Some questions...
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> Does it make any difference if I upload things as normal or self-
> extracting .zips?
They must be normal .zips. I extract them on a Unix machine (SGI).
> Should I include the sources?
You must. Since there are no virus scanners for DJGPP programs, I
must rebuild every module I receive from sources. Don't bother
including any pre-built libraries or binaries; I delete them when I
extract the zip.
> The other question I would like to ask is not strictly DJGPP related,
> but what the heck. I would like to incorporate some color in the mud
> I am working on, but I don't want it to have to ask the users if they have
> ANSI capability each time they log on. I know that there is a way to
> autodetect an ANSI or VT-100 terminal, but I don't know how to do it.
> Can anybody shed some light on the situation?
print an escape sequence and see if the cursor moves.
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