ncurses 5.7 - patch 20090627

[ncurses.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index ab7dcd829959c988c23c808c5e9895b5f9fc0967..0213b14799ae94acf9f115914cc59f295acc5600 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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--- Copyright (c) 1998-2006,2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.               --
+-- Copyright (c) 1998-2008,2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.               --

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 -- Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a   --
 -- copy of this software and associated documentation files (the             --
 --                                                                           --
 -- Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a   --
 -- copy of this software and associated documentation files (the             --


@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 -- sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written        --
 -- authorization.                                                            --
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 -- sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written        --
 -- authorization.                                                            --
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--- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.135 2008/11/02 21:13:51 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.138 2009/03/21 20:23:29 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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@@ -525,6 +525,11 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        terminfo entries.  This is the default, unless you have disabled the
        extended functions.
 
        terminfo entries.  This is the default, unless you have disabled the
        extended functions.
 

+    --enable-pc-files
+       If pkg-config is found (see --with-pkg-config), generate ".pc" files
+       for each of the libraries, and install them in pkg-config's library
+       directory.
+

     --enable-reentrant
        Compile experimental configuration which improves reentrant use of the
        library by reducing global and static variables.  This option is also
     --enable-reentrant
        Compile experimental configuration which improves reentrant use of the
        library by reducing global and static variables.  This option is also


@@ -850,6 +855,9 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        those using termcap, do not use the higher speeds.  Your application
        (or system, in general) may or may not.
 
        those using termcap, do not use the higher speeds.  Your application
        (or system, in general) may or may not.
 

+    --with-pkg-config=[DIR]
+       Check for pkg-config, optionally specifying its path.
+

     --with-profile
        Generate profile-libraries These are named by adding "_p" to the root,
        e.g., libncurses_p.a
     --with-profile
        Generate profile-libraries These are named by adding "_p" to the root,
        e.g., libncurses_p.a


@@ -946,6 +954,17 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        For testing, compile with debug option.
        This also sets the --disable-leaks option.
 
        For testing, compile with debug option.
        This also sets the --disable-leaks option.
 

+    --with-wrap-prefix=XXX
+       When using the --enable-reentrant option, ncurses redefines variables
+       that would be global in curses, e.g., LINES, as a macro that calls a
+       "wrapping" function which fetches the data from the current SCREEN
+       structure.  Normally that function is named by prepending "_nc_" to the
+       variable's name.  The function is technically private (since portable
+       applications would not refer directly to it).  But according to one
+       line of reasoning, it is not the same type of "private" as functions
+       which applications should not call even via a macro.  This configure
+       option lets you choose the prefix for these wrapped variables.
+

     --without-ada
        Suppress the configure script's check for Ada95, do not build the
        Ada95 binding and related demo.
     --without-ada
        Suppress the configure script's check for Ada95, do not build the
        Ada95 binding and related demo.


@@ -975,6 +994,9 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
     --without-dlsym
        Do not use dlsym() to load GPM dynamically.
 
     --without-dlsym
        Do not use dlsym() to load GPM dynamically.
 

+    --without-manpages
+       Tell the configure script to suppress the install of ncurses' manpages.
+

     --without-progs
        Tell the configure script to suppress the build of ncurses' application
        programs (e.g., tic).  The test applications will still be built if you
     --without-progs
        Tell the configure script to suppress the build of ncurses' application
        programs (e.g., tic).  The test applications will still be built if you