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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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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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

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