ncurses 5.2

[ncurses.git] / INSTALL

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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.38 2000/07/08 22:46:08 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.46 2000/10/14 17:57:02 Johnny.C.Lam Exp $

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              How to install Ncurses/Terminfo on your system
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              How to install Ncurses/Terminfo on your system
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@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ read the USING NCURSES WITH GPM section below.
 If you are running over the Andrew File System see the note below on
 USING NCURSES WITH AFS.
 
 If you are running over the Andrew File System see the note below on
 USING NCURSES WITH AFS.
 

+If you are cross-compiling, see the note below on BUILDING NCURSES WITH A
+CROSS-COMPILER.
+

 If you want to build the Ada95 binding, go to the Ada95 directory and
 follow the instructions there.  The Ada95 binding is not covered below.
 
 If you want to build the Ada95 binding, go to the Ada95 directory and
 follow the instructions there.  The Ada95 binding is not covered below.
 


@@ -101,6 +104,8 @@ INSTALLATION PROCEDURE:
 
        libncurses_p.a (profile)
 
 
        libncurses_p.a (profile)
 

+       libncurses.la (libtool)
+

     If you do not specify any models, the normal and debug libraries will be
     configured.  Typing `configure' with no arguments is equivalent to:
 
     If you do not specify any models, the normal and debug libraries will be
     configured.  Typing `configure' with no arguments is equivalent to:
 


@@ -123,6 +128,13 @@ INSTALLATION PROCEDURE:
     and SunOS with gcc, but more work needs to be done to make shared libraries
     work on other systems.
 
     and SunOS with gcc, but more work needs to be done to make shared libraries
     work on other systems.
 

+    If you have libtool installed, you can type
+
+       ./configure --with-libtool
+
+    to generate the appropriate static and/or shared libraries for your
+    platform using libtool.
+

     You can make curses and terminfo fall back to an existing file of termcap
     definitions by configuring with --enable-termcap.  If you do this, the
     library will search /etc/termcap before the terminfo database, and will
     You can make curses and terminfo fall back to an existing file of termcap
     definitions by configuring with --enable-termcap.  If you do this, the
     library will search /etc/termcap before the terminfo database, and will


@@ -173,7 +185,8 @@ INSTALLATION PROCEDURE:
     The terminfo(5) manual page must be preprocessed with tbl(1) before
     being formatted by nroff(1).  Modern man(1) implementations tend to do
     this by default, but you may want to look at your version's manual page
     The terminfo(5) manual page must be preprocessed with tbl(1) before
     being formatted by nroff(1).  Modern man(1) implementations tend to do
     this by default, but you may want to look at your version's manual page

-    to be sure.
+    to be sure.  You may also install the manual pages after preprocessing
+    with tbl(1) by specifying the configure option --with-manpage-tbl.

 
     If the system already has a curses library that you need to keep using
     for some bizarre binary-compatibility reason, you'll need to distinguish
 
     If the system already has a curses library that you need to keep using
     for some bizarre binary-compatibility reason, you'll need to distinguish


@@ -244,6 +257,15 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
     The other options are specific to this package.  We list them in alphabetic
     order.
 
     The other options are specific to this package.  We list them in alphabetic
     order.
 

+    --disable-assumed-color
+       With ncurses 5.1, we introduced a new function, assume_default_colors()
+       which allows applications to specify what the default foreground and
+       background color are assumed to be.  Most color applications use
+       full-screen color; but a few do not color the background.  While the
+       assumed values can be overridden by invoking assume_default_colors(),
+       you may find it useful to set the assumed values to the pre-5.1
+       convention, using this configure option.
+

     --disable-big-core
        Assume machine has little memory.  The configure script attempts to
        determine if your machine has enough memory (about 6Mb) to compile the
     --disable-big-core
        Assume machine has little memory.  The configure script attempts to
        determine if your machine has enough memory (about 6Mb) to compile the


@@ -262,6 +284,10 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        that are not specified by XSI.  See ncurses/modules for the exact
        list of library modules that would be suppressed.
 
        that are not specified by XSI.  See ncurses/modules for the exact
        list of library modules that would be suppressed.
 

+    --disable-hashmap
+       Compile without hashmap scrolling-optimization code.  This algorithm is
+       the default.
+

     --disable-leaks
        For testing, compile-in code that frees memory that normally would not
        be freed, to simplify analysis of memory-leaks.
     --disable-leaks
        For testing, compile-in code that frees memory that normally would not
        be freed, to simplify analysis of memory-leaks.


@@ -281,6 +307,12 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        rather than the include directory.  This makes it simpler to avoid
        compile-time conflicts with other versions of curses.h
 
        rather than the include directory.  This makes it simpler to avoid
        compile-time conflicts with other versions of curses.h
 

+    --disable-root-environ
+       Compile with environment restriction, so certain environment variables
+       are not available when running as root, or via a setuid/setgid
+       application.  These are (for example $TERMINFO) those that allow the
+       search path for the terminfo or termcap entry to be customized.
+

     --disable-scroll-hints
        Compile without scroll-hints code.  This option is ignored when
        hashmap scrolling is configured, which is the default.
     --disable-scroll-hints
        Compile without scroll-hints code.  This option is ignored when
        hashmap scrolling is configured, which is the default.


@@ -367,10 +399,6 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        may not be accurate, or that your stty settings have disabled the use
        of tabs.
 
        may not be accurate, or that your stty settings have disabled the use
        of tabs.
 

-    --enable-hashmap
-       Compile with hashmap scrolling-optimization code.  This is the default,
-       replacing an older scrolling-hints algorithm.
-

     --enable-no-padding
        Compile-in support for the $NCURSES_NO_PADDING environment variable,
        which allows you to suppress the effect of non-mandatory padding in
     --enable-no-padding
        Compile-in support for the $NCURSES_NO_PADDING environment variable,
        which allows you to suppress the effect of non-mandatory padding in


@@ -378,8 +406,9 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        extended functions.
 
     --enable-rpath
        extended functions.
 
     --enable-rpath

-       Use rpath option when generating shared libraries.  This applies mainly
-       to systems using the GNU linker (read the manpage).
+       Use rpath option when generating shared libraries, and with some
+       restrictions when linking the corresponding programs.  This applies
+       mainly to systems using the GNU linker (read the manpage).

 
     --enable-safe-sprintf
        Compile with experimental safe-sprintf code.  You may consider using
 
     --enable-safe-sprintf
        Compile with experimental safe-sprintf code.  You may consider using


@@ -435,6 +464,12 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
     --with-ada-objects=DIR
        Tell where to install the Ada objects (default:  PREFIX/lib/ada/adalib)
 
     --with-ada-objects=DIR
        Tell where to install the Ada objects (default:  PREFIX/lib/ada/adalib)
 

+    --with-database=XXX
+       Specify the terminfo source file to install.  Usually you will wish
+       to install ncurses' default (misc/terminfo.src).  Certain systems
+       have special requirements, e.g, OS/2 EMX has a customized terminfo
+       source file.
+

     --with-dbmalloc
        For testing, compile and link with Conor Cahill's dbmalloc library.
 
     --with-dbmalloc
        For testing, compile and link with Conor Cahill's dbmalloc library.
 


@@ -442,6 +477,10 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        Generate debug-libraries (default).  These are named by adding "_g"
        to the root, e.g., libncurses_g.a
 
        Generate debug-libraries (default).  These are named by adding "_g"
        to the root, e.g., libncurses_g.a
 

+    --with-default-terminfo-dir=XXX
+       Specify the default terminfo database directory.  This is normally
+       DATADIR/terminfo, e.g., /usr/share/terminfo.
+

     --with-develop
        Enable experimental/development options.  This does not count those
        that change the interface, such as --enable-widec.
     --with-develop
        Enable experimental/development options.  This does not count those
        that change the interface, such as --enable-widec.


@@ -465,6 +504,10 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        NOTE:  a few systems build shared libraries with fixed pathnames; this
        option probably will not work for those configurations.
 
        NOTE:  a few systems build shared libraries with fixed pathnames; this
        option probably will not work for those configurations.
 

+     --with-libtool
+       Generate libraries with libtool.  If this option is selected, then
+       it overrides all other library model specifications.
+

     --with-manpage-format=XXX
        Tell the configure script how you would like to install man-pages.  The
        option value must be one of these:  gzip, compress, BSDI, normal,
     --with-manpage-format=XXX
        Tell the configure script how you would like to install man-pages.  The
        option value must be one of these:  gzip, compress, BSDI, normal,


@@ -484,6 +527,11 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        this on systems that do not support symbolic links will result in
        copying the man-page for each alias.
 
        this on systems that do not support symbolic links will result in
        copying the man-page for each alias.
 

+    --with-manpage-tbl
+       Tell the configure script that you with to preprocess the manpages
+       by running them through tbl to generate tables understandable by
+       nroff.
+

     --with-normal
        Generate normal (i.e., static) libraries (default).
 
     --with-normal
        Generate normal (i.e., static) libraries (default).
 


@@ -516,8 +564,8 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        script.
 
     --with-terminfo-dirs=XXX
        script.
 
     --with-terminfo-dirs=XXX

-       Specify a search-list of terminfo directories which will be compiled into
-       the ncurses library (default: DATADIR/terminfo)
+       Specify a search-list of terminfo directories which will be compiled
+       into the ncurses library (default: DATADIR/terminfo)

 
     --with-termlib
        When building the ncurses library, organize this as two parts:  the
 
     --with-termlib
        When building the ncurses library, organize this as two parts:  the


@@ -529,6 +577,11 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        Suppress the configure script's check for Ada95, do not build the
        Ada95 binding and related demo.
 
        Suppress the configure script's check for Ada95, do not build the
        Ada95 binding and related demo.
 

+    --without-curses-h
+       Don't install the ncurses header with the name "curses.h".  Rather,
+       install as "ncurses.h" and modify the installed headers and manpages
+       accordingly.
+

     --without-cxx
        XSI curses declares "bool" as part of the interface.  C++ also declares
        "bool".  Neither specifies the size and type of booleans, but both
     --without-cxx
        XSI curses declares "bool" as part of the interface.  C++ also declares
        "bool".  Neither specifies the size and type of booleans, but both


@@ -979,11 +1032,28 @@ USING NCURSES WITH GPM:
        are slow to update this library.  Current distributions of gpm can
        be configured properly using the --without-curses option.
 
        are slow to update this library.  Current distributions of gpm can
        be configured properly using the --without-curses option.
 

+BUILDING NCURSES WITH A CROSS-COMPILER
+       Ncurses can be built with a cross-compiler.  Some parts must be built
+       with the host's compiler since they are used for building programs
+       (e.g., ncurses/make_hash and ncurses/make_keys) that generate tables
+       that are compiled into the ncurses library.  You should set the
+       BUILD_CC environment variable to your host's compiler, and run the
+       configure script configuring for the cross-compiler.
+
+       Note that all of the generated source-files which are part of ncurses
+       will be made if you use
+
+               make sources
+
+       This would be useful in porting to an environment which has little
+       support for the tools used to generate the sources, e.g., sed, awk and
+       Bourne-shell.
+

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        subscribe ncurses <your-email-address-here>
 
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-       The Hacker's Guide in the misc directory includes some guidelines
+       The Hacker's Guide in the doc directory includes some guidelines

        on how to report bugs in ways that will get them fixed most quickly.
        on how to report bugs in ways that will get them fixed most quickly.