ncurses 6.2 - patch 20200704

[ncurses.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 8ce3878ce93467aa615d17745bb698a27ed47d2f..4cfff31e7b8a6063d3d37cbc9c1039835c5c3459 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 -- sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written        --
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--- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.221 2020/03/08 14:27:08 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.223 2020/05/23 18:30:33 tom Exp $
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              How to install Ncurses/Terminfo on your system
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@@ -456,6 +456,14 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
                --with-menu-libname=nmenu
                --with-panel-libname=npanel
 
+    --disable-pkg-ldflags
+       Omit options in $EXTRA_LDFLAGS from the pkg-config ".pc" and
+       corresponding ncurses*-config script which normally are listed via
+       the "--libs" option.  These options are normally used to facilitate
+       linking to ncurses when it was configured to use the rpath feature.
+
+       See also --enable-rpath and --disable-rpath-hack.
+
     --disable-relink
        If --enable-rpath is given, the generated makefiles normally will
        rebuild shared libraries during install.  Use this option to simply
@@ -604,6 +612,12 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        ncurses.  This does not change the ABI (the binary interface seen by
        calling applications).
 
+    --enable-fvisibility
+       Use the gcc "-fvisibility=hidden" option to make symbols which are not
+       explicitly exported, "hidden".  Doing this may reduce the number of
+       symbols exported in the C++ binding; it should have less effect on the
+       C libraries when symbol-versioning is used.
+
     --enable-getcap
        Use the 4.4BSD getcap code if available, or a bundled version of it to
        fetch termcap entries.  Entries read in this way cannot use (make