ncurses 5.7 - patch 20101225

[ncurses.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 911a94cbe6efd1d40c90d3ea1a66ad2529d9103f..c8f780747883cef43a148fc757ef67303064bf8f 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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--- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.146 2010/07/03 22:50:50 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.148 2010/10/23 22:41:32 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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@@ -525,6 +525,10 @@ 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-interop
+       Compile-in experimental interop bindings.  These provide generic types
+       for the form-library.
+

     --enable-mixed-case
        Controls whether the filesystem on which the terminfo database resides
        supports mixed-case filenames (normal for UNIX, but not on other
     --enable-mixed-case
        Controls whether the filesystem on which the terminfo database resides
        supports mixed-case filenames (normal for UNIX, but not on other


@@ -586,6 +590,11 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        is not strictly compatible.  This option allows one to implement this
        alteration without patching the source code.
 
        is not strictly compatible.  This option allows one to implement this
        alteration without patching the source code.
 

+    --enable-sp-funcs
+       Compile-in support for extended functions which accept a SCREEN pointer,
+       reducing the need for juggling the global SP value with set_term() and
+       delscreen().
+

     --enable-symlinks
        If your system supports symbolic links, make tic use symbolic links
        rather than hard links to save diskspace when writing aliases in the
     --enable-symlinks
        If your system supports symbolic links, make tic use symbolic links
        rather than hard links to save diskspace when writing aliases in the


@@ -597,6 +606,11 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        capabilities as user-defined strings.  This option is the default,
        unless you have disabled the extended functions.
 
        capabilities as user-defined strings.  This option is the default,
        unless you have disabled the extended functions.
 

+    --enable-term-driver
+       Enable experimental terminal-driver.  This is currently used for the
+       MinGW port, by providing a way to substitute the low-level terminfo
+       library with different terminal drivers.
+

     --enable-termcap
        Compile in support for reading terminal descriptions from termcap if no
        match is found in the terminfo database.  See also the --enable-getcap
     --enable-termcap
        Compile in support for reading terminal descriptions from termcap if no
        match is found in the terminfo database.  See also the --enable-getcap


@@ -660,6 +674,10 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        correspond with that in <stdbool.h>, or defaults to platform-specific
        sizes).
 
        correspond with that in <stdbool.h>, or defaults to platform-specific
        sizes).
 

+    --with-build-cpp=XXX
+       This option is provided by the same macro used for $BUILD_CC, etc.,
+       but is not directly used by ncurses.
+

     --with-build-cc=XXX
        If cross-compiling, specify a host C compiler, which is needed to
        compile a few utilities which generate source modules for ncurses.
     --with-build-cc=XXX
        If cross-compiling, specify a host C compiler, which is needed to
        compile a few utilities which generate source modules for ncurses.


@@ -1025,6 +1043,10 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        programs (e.g., tic).  The test applications will still be built if you
        type "make", though not if you simply do "make install".
 
        programs (e.g., tic).  The test applications will still be built if you
        type "make", though not if you simply do "make install".
 

+    --without-tests
+       Tell the configure script to suppress the build of ncurses' test
+       programs.
+

     --without-xterm-new
        Tell the configure script to use "xterm-old" for the entry used in
        the terminfo database.  This will work with variations such as
     --without-xterm-new
        Tell the configure script to use "xterm-old" for the entry used in
        the terminfo database.  This will work with variations such as