ncurses 6.1 - patch 20190831

[ncurses.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 38dce8834ff67c2077ed722439630f51d3460a54..34dbc81ae7ffc748cba1c05f085b3ab7078bcf6d 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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--- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.212 2019/01/19 17:42:30 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.213 2019/06/30 15:28:56 tom 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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@@ -903,6 +903,8 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        Specify a list of fallback terminal descriptions which will be
        compiled into the ncurses library.  See CONFIGURING FALLBACK ENTRIES.
 
        Specify a list of fallback terminal descriptions which will be
        compiled into the ncurses library.  See CONFIGURING FALLBACK ENTRIES.
 

+       See also "--with-tic-path" and "--with-infocmp-path".
+

     --with-gpm
        use Alessandro Rubini's GPM library to provide mouse support on the
        Linux console.  Prior to ncurses 5.5, this introduced a dependency on
     --with-gpm
        use Alessandro Rubini's GPM library to provide mouse support on the
        Linux console.  Prior to ncurses 5.5, this introduced a dependency on


@@ -954,6 +956,10 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
 
        See also the --enable-getcap option.
 
 
        See also the --enable-getcap option.
 

+    --with-infocmp-path[=XXX]
+       Use this option to override the automatic detection of tic in your
+       $PATH when building fallbacks (see "--with-fallbacks").
+

     --with-install-prefix=XXX
        Allows you to specify an alternate location for installing ncurses
        after building it.  The value you specify is prepended to the "real"
     --with-install-prefix=XXX
        Allows you to specify an alternate location for installing ncurses
        after building it.  The value you specify is prepended to the "real"


@@ -1173,6 +1179,10 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        Specify a search-list of termcap files which will be compiled into the
        ncurses library (default:  /etc/termcap:/usr/share/misc/termcap)
 
        Specify a search-list of termcap files which will be compiled into the
        ncurses library (default:  /etc/termcap:/usr/share/misc/termcap)
 

+    --with-tic-path[=XXX]
+       Use this option to override the automatic detection of tic in your
+       $PATH when building fallbacks (see "--with-fallbacks").
+

     --with-ticlib[=XXX]
        When building the ncurses library, build a separate library for
        the modules that are used only by the utility programs.  Normally
     --with-ticlib[=XXX]
        When building the ncurses library, build a separate library for
        the modules that are used only by the utility programs.  Normally


@@ -2120,9 +2130,10 @@ CONFIGURING FALLBACK ENTRIES:
                        $TERMINFO \
                        ../misc/terminfo.src \
                        `which tic` \
                        $TERMINFO \
                        ../misc/terminfo.src \
                        `which tic` \

+                       `which infocmp` \

                        linux vt100 xterm >fallback.c
 
                        linux vt100 xterm >fallback.c
 

-       The first three parameters of the script are normally supplied by
+       The first four parameters of the script are normally supplied by

        the configured makefiles via the "--with-fallbacks" option.  They
        are
 
        the configured makefiles via the "--with-fallbacks" option.  They
        are
 


@@ -2130,6 +2141,8 @@ CONFIGURING FALLBACK ENTRIES:
                2) the source for the terminfo entries
                3) the location of the tic program, used to create a terminfo
                   database.
                2) the source for the terminfo entries
                3) the location of the tic program, used to create a terminfo
                   database.

+               4) the location of the infocmp program, used to print a terminfo
+                  description.

 
        Then just rebuild and reinstall the library as you would normally.
        You can restore the default empty fallback list with
 
        Then just rebuild and reinstall the library as you would normally.
        You can restore the default empty fallback list with


@@ -2138,6 +2151,7 @@ CONFIGURING FALLBACK ENTRIES:
                        $TERMINFO \
                        ../misc/terminfo.src \
                        `which tic` \
                        $TERMINFO \
                        ../misc/terminfo.src \
                        `which tic` \

+                       `which infocmp` \

                        >fallback.c
 
        The overhead for an empty fallback list is one trivial stub function.
                        >fallback.c
 
        The overhead for an empty fallback list is one trivial stub function.