> It seems to me we are attempting to verify two things: The Text > Installer and Python support for Ncurses. Perhaps it makes sense to > separate them. Perhaps the Text Installer test should focus on testing > the Text Installer, on a small number of terminals, and a separate > test could be developed to streamline verification of Pythons support > for Ncurses. > > Just an idea.
That's precisely what I'm driving at - there's no need for the "Text Installer" test matrix to cover every terminal type. What I'm trying to confirm is what the "small number of terminals" is composed of. As mentioned in the initial note, sun-color, vt100, and xterm are planned to be in that list. At this point, it doesn't seem necessary to expand that list - though as Joe mentions, testing an expanded list of terminals against the Python curses module is an option for addressing extra terminal types. - Keith > > Joe
