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--- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.116 2007/02/17 21:53:16 tom Exp $
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How to install Ncurses/Terminfo on your system
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recent implementation of libiconv. We have built this configuration on
Linux using libiconv, sometimes requiring libutf8.
+ If you configure using the --with-pthread option, a "t" is appended to
+ the library names (e.g., libncursest.a, libncursestw.a).
+
If you do not specify any models, the normal and debug libraries will be
configured. Typing `configure' with no arguments is equivalent to:
return deceptive results, so you may have to override the configure
script. Or you may be building tic for a smaller machine.
+ --disable-big-strings
+ Disable compile-time optimization of predefined tables which puts
+ all of their strings into a very long string, to reduce relocation
+ overhead.
+
--disable-database
Use only built-in data. The ncurses libraries normally read terminfo
and termcap data from disk. You can configure ncurses to have a
For testing, compile-in code that frees memory that normally would not
be freed, to simplify analysis of memory-leaks.
+ Any implementation of curses must not free the memory associated with
+ a screen, since (even after calling endwin()), it must be available
+ for use in the next call to refresh(). There are also chunks of
+ memory held for performance reasons. That makes it hard to analyze
+ curses applications for memory leaks. To work around this, build
+ a debugging version of the ncurses library which frees those chunks
+ which it can, and provides the _nc_free_and_exit() function to free
+ the remainder on exit. The ncurses utility and test programs use this
+ feature, e.g., via the ExitProgram() macro.
+
--disable-lp64
The header files will ignore use of the _LP64 symbol to make chtype
and mmask_t types 32 bits (they may be long on 64-bit hosts, for
may not be accurate, or that your stty settings have disabled the use
of tabs.
+ --enable-mixed-case
+ Controls whether the filesystem on which the terminfo database resides
+ supports mixed-case filenames (normal for UNIX, but not on other
+ systems). If you do not specify this option, the configure script
+ checks the current filesystem.
+
--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
terminfo entries. This is the default, unless you have disabled the
extended functions.
+ --enable-reentrant
+ Compile experimental configuration which improves reentrant use of the
+ library by reducing global and static variables. This option is also
+ set if --with-pthread is used.
+
--enable-rpath
Use rpath option when generating shared libraries, and (with some
restrictions) when linking the corresponding programs. This originally
to do this if the target compiler has unusual flags which confuse the
host compiler.
+ You can also set the environment variable $BUILD_CFLAGS rather than
+ use this option.
+
--with-build-cppflags=XXX
If cross-compiling, specify the host C preprocessor-flags. You might
need to do this if the target compiler has unusual flags which confuse
the host compiler.
+ You can also set the environment variable $BUILD_CPPFLAGS rather than
+ use this option.
+
--with-build-ldflags=XXX
If cross-compiling, specify the host linker-flags. You might need to
do this if the target linker has unusual flags which confuse the host
compiler.
+ You can also set the environment variable $BUILD_LDFLAGS rather than
+ use this option.
+
--with-build-libs=XXX
If cross-compiling, the host libraries. You might need to do this if
the target environment requires unusual libraries.
+ You can also set the environment variable $BUILD_LIBS rather than
+ use this option.
+
--with-caps=XXX
Specify an alternate terminfo capabilities file, which makes the
configure script look for "include/Caps.XXX". A few systems, e.g.,
See also --without-dlsym
- --with-hashed-db
+ --with-hashed-db[=XXX]
Use a hashed database for storing terminfo data rather than storing
each compiled entry in a separate binary file within a directory
tree.
+
+ In particular, this uses the Berkeley database 1.8.5 interface, as
+ provided by that and its successors db 2, 3, and 4. The actual
+ interface is slightly different in the successor versions of the
+ Berkeley database. The database should have been configured using
+ "--enable-compat185".
If you use this option for configuring ncurses, tic will only be able
to write entries in the hashed database. infocmp can still read
You cannot have a directory containing both hashed-database and
filesystem-based terminfo entries.
+ Use the parameter value to give the install-prefix used for the
+ datbase, e.g.,
+ --with-hashed-db=/usr/local/BigBase
+ to find the corresponding include- and lib-directories under the
+ given directory.
+
See also the --enable-getcap option.
--with-install-prefix=XXX
may be unsigned. Use this option if you need to preserve compatibility
with 64-bit executables.
+ --with-normal
+ Generate normal (i.e., static) libraries (default).
+
+ Note: on Linux, the configure script will attempt to use the GPM
+ library via the dlsym() function call. Use --without-dlsym to disable
+ this feature, or --without-gpm, depending on whether you wish to use
+ GPM.
+
--with-ospeed=TYPE
Override type of ospeed variable, which is part of the termcap
compatibility interface. In termcap, this is a 'short', which works
those using termcap, do not use the higher speeds. Your application
(or system, in general) may or may not.
- --with-normal
- Generate normal (i.e., static) libraries (default).
-
- Note: on Linux, the configure script will attempt to use the GPM
- library via the dlsym() function call. Use --without-dlsym to disable
- this feature, or --without-gpm, depending on whether you wish to use
- GPM.
-
--with-profile
Generate profile-libraries These are named by adding "_p" to the root,
e.g., libncurses_p.a
+ --with-pthread
+ Link with POSIX threads, set --enable-reentrant. The use_window() and
+ use_screen() functions will use mutex's, allowing rudimentary support
+ for multithreaded applications.
+
--with-rcs-ids
Compile-in RCS identifiers. Most of the C files have an identifier.