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diff --git a/ext/curses/curses.c b/ext/curses/curses.c
index 4efa4c1db6..78519d3e2b 100644
--- a/ext/curses/curses.c
+++ b/ext/curses/curses.c
@@ -2769,14 +2769,17 @@ Init_curses(void)
rb_define_module_function(mCurses, "reset_prog_mode", curses_reset_prog_mode, 0);
#if defined(HAVE_FUNC_CURSES_VERSION)
+ /* ncurses and PDcurses */
rb_define_const(mCurses, "VERSION", rb_str_new2(curses_version()));
#elif defined(HAVE_VAR_CURSES_VERSION)
{
- /* SVR4 curses has an undocumented and undeclared variable, curses_version. */
+ /* SVR4 curses has an undocumented and undeclared variable, curses_version.
+ * It contains a string, "SVR4". */
RUBY_EXTERN char *curses_version;
rb_define_const(mCurses, "VERSION", rb_sprintf("curses (%s)", curses_version));
}
#else
+ /* BSD curses, perhaps. NetBSD 5 still use it. */
rb_define_const(mCurses, "VERSION", rb_str_new2("unknown"));
#endif