ncurses 6.2 - patch 20200404

[ncurses.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 8ce3878ce93467aa615d17745bb698a27ed47d2f..477446840241610420e7bb43ea2954db62c4ac7f 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 -- sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written        --
 -- authorization.                                                            --
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--- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.221 2020/03/08 14:27:08 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.222 2020/04/05 00:05:52 tom Exp $
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              How to install Ncurses/Terminfo on your system
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@@ -604,6 +604,12 @@ 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