Re: ncurses 5 ABI compatibility mode can have spaces replaced with null bytes

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Optional route to go, if the game is abusing the API in ways it should not
have done that is hard to maintain in upstream ncurses compatibilty library:

Create a custom "ncurses" library that just contains the functions the game
uses, and keep a memory layout the game expects, and call the real host
ncurses library with correct data and layout.


Stian Skjelstad

On Sun, Jul 19, 2026, 16:32 Platon <[email protected]> wrote

>
> There are no sources for this program, so I had to dig into assembler to
> figure out what was going on. I managed to make a reproducer that showcases
> the issue:
>

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div><div>Optional route to go, if the game is abusing th=
e API in ways it should not have done that is hard to maintain in upstream =
ncurses compatibilty library:</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"=
auto">Create a custom &quot;ncurses&quot; library that just contains the fu=
nctions the game uses, and keep a memory layout the game expects, and call =
the real host ncurses library with correct data and layout.</div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">=
Stian Skjelstad</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><=
div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 19, 2026, 16:32 Platon &lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote</di=
v><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:=
1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
There are no sources for this program, so I had to dig into assembler to fi=
gure out what was going on. I managed to make a reproducer that showcases t=
he issue:<br>
</blockquote></div></div></div>

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