ncurses 5.6 - patch 20080614

[ncurses.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index a8f5e90b73d813b8a3ffdffab284f85960649837..7917e299abae0beff72f82b374bd27531afe5482 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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--- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.119 2007/07/28 19:56:35 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.124 2008/03/29 18:07:32 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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@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ INSTALLATION PROCEDURE:
     recent implementation of libiconv.  We have built this configuration on
     Linux using libiconv, sometimes requiring libutf8.
 
     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:
 
     If you do not specify any models, the normal and debug libraries will be
     configured.  Typing `configure' with no arguments is equivalent to:
 


@@ -498,6 +501,12 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        may not be accurate, or that your stty settings have disabled the use
        of tabs.
 
        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
     --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


@@ -506,7 +515,8 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
 
     --enable-reentrant
        Compile experimental configuration which improves reentrant use of the
 
     --enable-reentrant
        Compile experimental configuration which improves reentrant use of the

-       library by reducing global and static variables.
+       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
 
     --enable-rpath
        Use rpath option when generating shared libraries, and (with some


@@ -688,10 +698,16 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
 
        See also --without-dlsym
 
 
        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.
        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
 
        If you use this option for configuring ncurses, tic will only be able
        to write entries in the hashed database.  infocmp can still read


@@ -703,6 +719,12 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        You cannot have a directory containing both hashed-database and
        filesystem-based terminfo entries.
 
        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
        See also the --enable-getcap option.
 
     --with-install-prefix=XXX


@@ -798,6 +820,11 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        Generate profile-libraries These are named by adding "_p" to the root,
        e.g., libncurses_p.a
 
        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.
 
     --with-rcs-ids
        Compile-in RCS identifiers.  Most of the C files have an identifier.