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  • Feasibility of calling standard curses program

    From Arelor@1:229/2 to All on Thursday, June 11, 2020 12:00:07
    From: arelor@vert.synchro.net.remove-hc7-this

    Hello there!

    Just a matter of curiosity. Is it feasible to take a standard linux program with an
    curses interface and make it available as an External program for a Synchronet instance? For example, an early Rogue game.

    There are docs about FOSSIL drivers and such but I would not know where to beging
    looking in order to interface Synchronet with an arbitrary terminal program (or
    what
    modifications the terminal program would need).
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  • From Digital Man@1:229/2 to All on Friday, June 12, 2020 10:14:17
    From: digital.man@vert.synchro.net.remove-8is-this

    To: Arelor
    Re: Feasibility of calling standard curses program
    By: Arelor to All on Thu Jun 11 2020 12:00 pm

    Hello there!

    Just a matter of curiosity. Is it feasible to take a standard linux program with an curses interface and make it available as an External program for a Synchronet instance? For example, an early Rogue game.

    Yes.

    There are docs about FOSSIL drivers and such but I would not know where to beging looking in order to interface Synchronet with an arbitrary terminal program (or what modifications the terminal program would need).

    You'd want to use standard I/O redirection: http://wiki.synchro.net/howto:door:index

    digital man

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  • From Arelor@1:229/2 to All on Friday, June 12, 2020 12:01:29
    From: arelor@vert.synchro.net.remove-8hl-this

    To: Digital Man
    Re: Feasibility of calling standard curses program
    By: Digital Man to Arelor on Fri Jun 12 2020 10:14 am

    You'd want to use standard I/O redirection: http://wiki.synchro.net/howto:door:index

    digital man

    That is awesome.

    If you were a gal I'd marry you.

    Cheers!
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