Subject: Re: menuc vs libmenu
To: Patrick Welche <prlw1@dr-evil.shagadelic.org>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
List: current-users
Date: 07/22/2000 10:40:13
On Sat, Jul 22, 2000 at 01:14:22PM +0100, Patrick Welche wrote:

 >   It appears that menuc generates a file (menu_defs.c by default) which defines
 >   a function int menu_init(void), declared in menu_defs.h. If one includes
 >   <menu.h>, there is a conflict as a function Menu_Hook menu_init(MENU *)
 >   is already declared there, as defined in libmenu/menu.c:242.
 > 
 > Then wondered why sysinst works. Answer: it doesn't use libmenu => never
 > includes menu.h. So, what is the difference between menuc+input file vs
 > functions in libmenu - pros/cons/preferences?

libmenu is really the preferred interface, since it's a standard (I forget,
is it defined by the X/Open curses stuff?  Or is it just defacto standard?)

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        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>