Dropped support for BSD.

It has not been building properly for a while now and will probably take a lot of work given the
recent platform changes.

README.md

@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ that runs in a desktop environment, and a terminal version that runs within a te
 
 ## Requirements
 
-In its bid for minimalism, Textadept depends on very little to run. On Windows and macOS,
-it has no external dependencies. On Linux and BSD, the GUI version depends only on [GTK][]
-(a cross-platform GUI toolkit), and the terminal version depends only on a wide-character
-implementation of curses like [ncurses][](w). Lua and any other third-party dependencies are
-compiled into the application itself.
+In its bid for minimalism, Textadept depends on very little to run. On Windows and macOS, it has
+no external dependencies. On Linux, the GUI version depends only on [GTK][] (a cross-platform
+GUI toolkit), and the terminal version depends only on a wide-character implementation of
+curses like [ncurses][](w). Lua and any other third-party dependencies are compiled into the
+application itself.
 
 [GTK]: https://gtk.org
 [ncurses]: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.html
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ complement to Textadept's Manual and exhaustive API documentation.
 
 ## Compile
 
-Textadept is a bit unusual in that building it is only supported on Linux and BSD, or within a
-[Docker][] [image][]. The application is cross-compiled for Windows and macOS from Linux. While
-it is certainly possible to compile Textadept natively on those platforms, it is simply not
-supported in any official capacity.
+Textadept is a bit unusual in that building it is only supported on Linux, or within a [Docker][]
+[image][]. The application is cross-compiled for Windows and macOS from Linux. While it is
+certainly possible to compile Textadept natively on those platforms, it is simply not supported
+in any official capacity.
 
 Textadept is built from its *src/* directory and binaries are placed in the application's root
 directory. The general procedure is to have Textadept build its dependencies first, and then
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ General Requirements:
 * _**OR**_
 * [Docker][]
 
-The following table provides a brief list of `make` rules for building Textadept on Linux and
-BSD. (On BSD, substitute `make` with `gmake`.)
+The following table provides a brief list of `make` rules for building Textadept on Linux.
 
 Command | Description
 -|-

core/file_io.lua

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 -- @field ensure_final_newline (bool)
 --   Whether or not to ensure there is a final newline when saving text files.
 --   This has no effect on binary files.
---   The default value is `false` on Windows, and `true` on Linux, macOS, and BSD.
+--   The default value is `false` on Windows, and `true` on Linux and macOS.
 -- @field quick_open_max (number)
 --   The maximum number of files listed in the quick open dialog.
 --   The default value is `1000`.

core/init.lua

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ end, 1)
 --   The path to the user's *~/.textadept/* directory, where all preferences and user-data
 --   is stored.
 --   On Windows machines *~/* is the value of the "USERHOME" environment variable (typically
---   *C:\Users\username\\* or *C:\Documents and Settings\username\\*). On Linux, BSD, and macOS
+--   *C:\Users\username\\* or *C:\Documents and Settings\username\\*). On Linux and macOS
 --   machines *~/* is the value of "$HOME" (typically */home/username/* and */Users/username/*
 --   respectively).
 -- @field _LEXERPATH (string)
@@ -159,8 +159,6 @@ end, 1)
 --   Whether or not Textadept is running on macOS.
 -- @field LINUX (bool)
 --   Whether or not Textadept is running on Linux.
--- @field BSD (bool)
---   Whether or not Textadept is running on BSD.
 -- @field GTK (bool)
 --   Whether or not Textadept is running as a GTK GUI application.
 -- @field CURSES (bool)

core/keys.lua

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ local M = {}
 -- ### Key Sequences
 --
 -- Key sequences are strings built from an ordered combination of modifier keys and the key's
--- inserted character. Modifier keys are "Control", "Shift", and "Alt" on Windows, Linux, BSD,
--- and in the terminal version. On macOS they are "Control" (`^`), "Alt/Option" (`⌥`), "Command"
+-- inserted character. Modifier keys are "Control", "Shift", and "Alt" on Windows, Linux, and
+-- in the terminal version. On macOS they are "Control" (`^`), "Alt/Option" (`⌥`), "Command"
 -- (`⌘`), and "Shift" (`⇧`). These modifiers have the following string representations:
 --
 -- Modifier |  Linux / Win32 | macOS | Terminal

docs/api.md

@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ Extends Lua's _G table to provide extra functions and fields for Textadept.
 
 ### Fields defined by `_G`
 
-<a id="BSD"></a>
-#### `BSD` (bool)
-
-Whether or not Textadept is running on BSD.
-
 <a id="CURSES"></a>
 #### `CURSES` (bool)
 
@@ -105,7 +100,7 @@ The Textadept release version string.
 The path to the user's *~/.textadept/* directory, where all preferences and user-data
   is stored.
   On Windows machines *~/* is the value of the "USERHOME" environment variable (typically
-  *C:\Users\username\\* or *C:\Documents and Settings\username\\*). On Linux, BSD, and macOS
+  *C:\Users\username\\* or *C:\Documents and Settings\username\\*). On Linux and macOS
   machines *~/* is the value of "$HOME" (typically */home/username/* and */Users/username/*
   respectively).
 
@@ -4272,7 +4267,7 @@ Emitted after opening a file in a new buffer.
 
 Whether or not to ensure there is a final newline when saving text files.
   This has no effect on binary files.
-  The default value is `false` on Windows, and `true` on Linux, macOS, and BSD.
+  The default value is `false` on Windows, and `true` on Linux and macOS.
 
 <a id="io.quick_open_max"></a>
 #### `io.quick_open_max` (number)
@@ -4456,8 +4451,8 @@ but fall back to word autocompletion if the first command fails.)
 ### Key Sequences
 
 Key sequences are strings built from an ordered combination of modifier keys and the key's
-inserted character. Modifier keys are "Control", "Shift", and "Alt" on Windows, Linux, BSD,
-and in the terminal version. On macOS they are "Control" (`^`), "Alt/Option" (`⌥`), "Command"
+inserted character. Modifier keys are "Control", "Shift", and "Alt" on Windows, Linux, and
+in the terminal version. On macOS they are "Control" (`^`), "Alt/Option" (`⌥`), "Command"
 (`⌘`), and "Shift" (`⇧`). These modifiers have the following string representations:
 
 Modifier |  Linux / Win32 | macOS | Terminal
@@ -6175,8 +6170,8 @@ to `os.spawn()` will not be called until the stdout buffer is clear.
 
 Parameters:
 
-* *`arg`*: Optional argument similar to those in Lua's `io.read()`, but "n" is not
-  supported. The default value is "l", which reads a line.
+* *`arg`*: Optional argument similar to those in Lua's `io.read()`. The default value is
+  "l", which reads a line.
 
 Return:
 
@@ -6429,7 +6424,7 @@ than an OS-specific pipe can hold may hang Textadept. On Linux, this may be 64K.
 
 Parameters:
 
-* *`command`*: The Linux, BSD, macOS, or Windows shell command to filter text through. May
+* *`command`*: The Linux, macOS, or Windows shell command to filter text through. May
   contain pipes.
 
 <a id="textadept.editing.goto_line"></a>
@@ -6702,7 +6697,7 @@ editing commands and movements.
 
 ### Key Bindings
 
-Win32, Linux, BSD | macOS | Terminal | Command
+Win32 and Linux | macOS | Terminal | Command
 -|-|-|-
 **File**|||
 Ctrl+N | ⌘N | M-^N | New file

docs/changelog.md

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Bugfixes:
 
 Changes:
 
+* Dropped BSD support.
 * Separated GUI platform C code from non-GUI C code.
 * Added `_G.GTK`.
 * `_G.OSX` is now always true on macOS, not just in the GUI version.
@@ -1986,7 +1987,7 @@ Changes:
 * Support bracketed paste in the terminal version.
 * Allow handling of unknown [CSI events][].
 * Added mouse support for buffers and eliminated many [terminal version incompatibilities][].
-* Added [`_G.LINUX`][] and [`_G.BSD`][] platform flags for the sake of completeness.
+* Added [`_G.LINUX`][] and `_G.BSD` platform flags for the sake of completeness.
 * [Rectangular selections][] with the mouse on Linux use the `Alt` modifier key instead of `Super`.
 * Display the current working directory in fileselect dialogs.
 * Added [`_SCINTILLA.next_image_type()`][] for registering images.
@@ -2000,7 +2001,6 @@ Changes:
 [CSI events]: api.html#events.CSI
 [terminal version incompatibilities]: manual.html#terminal-version-compatibility
 [`_G.LINUX`]: api.html#LINUX
-[`_G.BSD`]: api.html#BSD
 [Rectangular selections]: manual.html#rectangular-selection
 [`_SCINTILLA.next_image_type()`]: api.html#_SCINTILLA.next_image_type
 

docs/index.html

@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ <h3>Fast and Minimalist</h3>
         <div class="right-col">
           <h3>Cross Platform</h3>
           <p>
-            Textadept runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, and BSD. It also has a terminal version,
-            which is ideal for work on remote machines.
+            Textadept runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. It also has a terminal version, which
+            is ideal for work on remote machines.
           </p>
           <p class="center">
             <img src="images/linux.png" alt="Linux" width="45%" height="45%" />&nbsp;&nbsp;