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+# $Id: MKunctrl.awk,v 1.23 2008/10/04 21:40:24 tom Exp $
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 1998-2007,2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                #
+#                                                                            #
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a    #
+# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), #
+# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation  #
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+# with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to #
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the  #
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+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                        #
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+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,   #
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL    #
+# THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER      #
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+# FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER        #
+# DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                                                  #
+#                                                                            #
+# Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright     #
+# holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, #
+# use or other dealings in this Software without prior written               #
+# authorization.                                                             #
+##############################################################################
+#
+# Author: Thomas E. Dickey (1997-on)
+#
+
+BEGIN	{
+		print "/* generated by MKunctrl.awk */"
+		print ""
+		print "#include <curses.priv.h>"
+		print "#include <ctype.h>"
+		print ""
+		print "#if USE_WIDEC_SUPPORT"
+		print "#if HAVE_WCTYPE_H"
+		print "#include <wctype.h>"
+		print "#endif"
+		print "#endif"
+		print ""
+		print "#undef unctrl"
+		print ""
+	}
+END	{
+		print "NCURSES_EXPORT(NCURSES_CONST char *) _nc_unctrl (SCREEN *sp, chtype ch)"
+		print "{"
+
+		blob=""
+		offset=0
+		if (bigstrings) {
+			printf "static const short unctrl_table[] = {"
+		} else {
+			printf "static const char* const unctrl_table[] = {"
+		}
+		for ( ch = 0; ch < 256; ch++ ) {
+			gap = ","
+			part=""
+			if ((ch % 8) == 0) {
+				printf "\n    "
+				if (ch != 0)
+					blob = blob "\""
+				blob = blob "\n    \""
+			}
+			if (bigstrings)
+				printf "%4d%s", offset, gap;
+			if (ch < 32) {
+				part = sprintf ("^\\%03o", ch + 64);
+				offset = offset + 3;
+			} else if (ch == 127) {
+				part = "^?";
+				offset = offset + 3;
+			} else if (ch >= 128 && ch < 160) {
+				part = sprintf("~\\%03o", ch - 64);
+				offset = offset + 3;
+			} else if (ch == 255) {
+				part = "~?";
+				offset = offset + 3;
+			} else if (ch >= 160) {
+				part = sprintf("M-\\%03o", ch - 128);
+				offset = offset + 4;
+			} else {
+				gap = gap " "
+				part = sprintf("\\%03o", ch);
+				offset = offset + 2;
+			}
+			if (ch == 255)
+				gap = "\n"
+			else if (((ch + 1) % 8) != 0)
+				gap = gap " "
+			if (bigstrings) {
+				blob = blob part "\\0";
+			} else {
+				printf "\"%s\"%s", part, gap
+			}
+		}
+		print "};"
+		blob = blob "\"";
+
+		print ""
+		printf "#if NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS\n";
+		if (bigstrings) {
+			blob = blob "\n/* printable values in 128-255 range */"
+			printf "static const short unctrl_c1[] = {"
+		} else {
+			printf "static const char* const unctrl_c1[] = {"
+		}
+		for ( ch = 128; ch < 256; ch++ ) {
+			gap = ","
+			if ((ch % 8) == 0) {
+				if (ch != 128)
+					blob = blob "\""
+				printf "\n    "
+				blob = blob "\n    \""
+			}
+			if (bigstrings) {
+				printf "%4d%s", offset, gap;
+				part = sprintf("\\%03o\\0", ch);
+				blob = blob part
+				offset = offset + 2;
+				if (((ch + 1) % 8) != 0)
+					gap = gap " "
+			} else {
+				if (ch >= 128) {
+					printf "\"\\%03o\"", ch
+					gap = gap " "
+				}
+				if (ch == 255)
+					gap = "\n"
+				else if (((ch + 1) % 8) != 0)
+					gap = gap " "
+				printf "%s", gap
+			}
+		}
+		print "};"
+		print "#endif /* NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS */"
+		blob = blob "\"\n"
+
+		print ""
+		if (bigstrings) {
+			print "static const char unctrl_blob[] = "blob";"
+			print ""
+			stringname = "unctrl_blob + unctrl"
+		} else {
+			stringname = "unctrl"
+		}
+		print  "\tint check = ChCharOf(ch);"
+		print  "\tconst char *result;"
+		print  ""
+		print  "\tif (check >= 0 && check < (int)SIZEOF(unctrl_table)) {"
+		print  "#if NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS"
+		print  "\t\tif ((sp != 0)"
+		print  "\t\t && (sp->_legacy_coding > 1)"
+		print  "\t\t && (check >= 128)"
+		print  "\t\t && (check < 160))"
+		printf "\t\t\tresult = %s_c1[check - 128];\n", stringname;
+		print  "\t\telse"
+		print  "#if USE_WIDEC_SUPPORT"
+		print  "\t\tif ((check >= 160)"
+		print  "\t\t && (check < 256)"
+		print  "\t\t && ((sp != 0)"
+		print  "\t\t  && ((sp->_legacy_coding > 0)"
+		print  "\t\t   || (sp->_legacy_coding == 0"
+		print  "\t\t       && (isprint(check) || iswprint(check))))))"
+		printf "\t\t\tresult = %s_c1[check - 128];\n", stringname;
+		print  "\t\telse"
+		print  "#else"
+		print  "\t\tif ((check >= 160)"
+		print  "\t\t && (check < 256)"
+		print  "\t\t && ((sp != 0)"
+		print  "\t\t  && ((sp->_legacy_coding > 0)"
+		print  "\t\t   || (sp->_legacy_coding == 0"
+		print  "\t\t       && isprint(check)))))"
+		printf "\t\t\tresult = %s_c1[check - 128];\n", stringname;
+		print  "\t\telse"
+		print  "#endif /* USE_WIDEC_SUPPORT */"
+		print  "#endif /* NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS */"
+		printf "\t\t\tresult = %s_table[check];\n", stringname;
+		print  "\t} else {"
+		print  "\t\tresult = 0;"
+		print  "\t}"
+		print  "\treturn (NCURSES_CONST char *)result;"
+		print  "}"
+		print  ""
+		print  "NCURSES_EXPORT(NCURSES_CONST char *) unctrl (chtype ch)"
+		print  "{"
+		print  "\treturn _nc_unctrl(SP, ch);"
+		print  "}"
+	}