ncurses 4.2

[ncurses.git] / INSTALL

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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.27 1997/04/26 23:48:19 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.28 1998/02/12 23:43:24 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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@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ You will need the following in order to build and install ncurses under UNIX:
        * sed
        * BSD or System V style install (a script is enclosed)
 
        * sed
        * BSD or System V style install (a script is enclosed)
 

+Ncurses has been also built in the OS/2 EMX environment.
+

 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE:
 
 1.  First, decide whether you want ncurses to replace your existing library (in
 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE:
 
 1.  First, decide whether you want ncurses to replace your existing library (in


@@ -196,6 +198,9 @@ INSTALLATION PROCEDURE:
     panels.  You need to have c++ (and its libraries) installed before you can
     compile and run the demo.
 
     panels.  You need to have c++ (and its libraries) installed before you can
     compile and run the demo.
 

+    If you do not have C++, you must use the --without-cxx option to tell
+    the configure script to not attempt to build the C++ bindings.
+

 7.  If you're running an older Linux, you must either (a) tell Linux that the
     console terminal type is `linux' or (b) make a link to or copy of the
     linux entry in the appropriate place under your terminfo directory, named
 7.  If you're running an older Linux, you must either (a) tell Linux that the
     console terminal type is `linux' or (b) make a link to or copy of the
     linux entry in the appropriate place under your terminfo directory, named


@@ -310,8 +315,10 @@ CONFIGURING FALLBACK ENTRIES
 
        By default, there are no entries on the fallback list.  After you
        have built the ncurses suite for the first time, you can change
 
        By default, there are no entries on the fallback list.  After you
        have built the ncurses suite for the first time, you can change

-       the list (the process needs infocmp(1)).  To do so, use the
-       script MKfallback.sh.
+       the list (the process needs infocmp(1)).  To do so, use the script
+       MKfallback.sh.  A configure script option --with-fallbacks does this
+       (it accepts a comma-separated list of the names you wish, and does
+       not require a rebuild).

 
        If you wanted (say) to have linux, vt100, and xterm fallbacks, you
        would use the commands
 
        If you wanted (say) to have linux, vt100, and xterm fallbacks, you
        would use the commands


@@ -411,13 +418,13 @@ USING NCURSES WITH EMACS:
        already be applied in your sources -- check for the #define TERMINFO.
 
 USING NCURSES WITH GPM:
        already be applied in your sources -- check for the #define TERMINFO.
 
 USING NCURSES WITH GPM:

-       Ncurses 4.1 can be configured to use GPM (General Purpose Mouse) which
-       is used on Linux console.  Be aware that GPM is commonly installed as a
-       shared library which contains a wrapper for the curses wgetch()
-       function (libcurses.o).  Some integrators have simplified linking
-       applications by combining all of libcurses.so (the BSD curses) into
-       the libgpm.so file, producing symbol conflicts with ncurses.  You may
-       be able to work around this problem by linking as follows:
+       Ncurses 4.1 and up can be configured to use GPM (General Purpose Mouse)
+       which is used on Linux console.  Be aware that GPM is commonly
+       installed as a shared library which contains a wrapper for the curses
+       wgetch() function (libcurses.o).  Some integrators have simplified
+       linking applications by combining all of libcurses.so (the BSD curses)
+       into the libgpm.so file, producing symbol conflicts with ncurses.  You
+       may be able to work around this problem by linking as follows:

 
                cc -o foo foo.o -lncurses -lgpm -lncurses
 
 
                cc -o foo foo.o -lncurses -lgpm -lncurses
 


@@ -426,6 +433,9 @@ USING NCURSES WITH GPM:
 
                ftp.clark.net:/pub/dickey/ncurses/gpm-1.10-970125.tgz
 
 
                ftp.clark.net:/pub/dickey/ncurses/gpm-1.10-970125.tgz
 

+       This patch is incorporated in gpm 1.12; however some integrators
+       are slow to update this library.
+

 USING NCURSES WITH ELVIS:
        To use ncurses as the screen-painting library for Elvis, apply the
        following patch to the Elvis curses
 USING NCURSES WITH ELVIS:
        To use ncurses as the screen-painting library for Elvis, apply the
        following patch to the Elvis curses


@@ -464,4 +474,3 @@ BUGS:
 
        The Hacker's Guide in the misc directory includes some guidelines
        on how to report bugs in ways that will get them fixed most quickly.
 
        The Hacker's Guide in the misc directory includes some guidelines
        on how to report bugs in ways that will get them fixed most quickly.

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