ncurses 5.7 - patch 20090829

[ncurses.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 0719544d7eb6e4647c77da35a8a05a0f88a7059f..cdc3513ac312ea8721b787d69f9b854e68022957 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.               --

 --                                                                           --
 -- 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 1.136 2008/11/08 16:05:02 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.140 2009/08/01 19:32:04 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


@@ -682,6 +687,10 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        to use a terminfo database which is compatible with the native
        applications.
 
        to use a terminfo database which is compatible with the native
        applications.
 

+    --with-ccharw-max=XXX
+       Override the size of the wide-character array in cchar_t structures.
+       Changing this will alter the binary interface.  This defaults to 5.
+

     --with-chtype=TYPE
        Override type of chtype, which stores the video attributes and (if
        --enable-widec is not given) a character.  Prior to ncurses 5.5, this
     --with-chtype=TYPE
        Override type of chtype, which stores the video attributes and (if
        --enable-widec is not given) a character.  Prior to ncurses 5.5, this


@@ -850,6 +859,9 @@ 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 +958,17 @@ 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.


@@ -1587,7 +1610,8 @@ CONFIGURING FALLBACK ENTRIES:
        tree is accessible (that is, in single-user mode or at OS installation
        time) the ncurses library can be compiled to include an array of
        pre-fetched fallback entries.  This must be done on a machine which
        tree is accessible (that is, in single-user mode or at OS installation
        time) the ncurses library can be compiled to include an array of
        pre-fetched fallback entries.  This must be done on a machine which

-       has ncurses' infocmp and terminfo database installed.
+       has ncurses' infocmp and terminfo database installed (as well as
+       ncurses' tic and infocmp programs).

 
        These entries are checked by setupterm() only when the conventional
        fetches from the terminfo tree and the termcap fallback (if configured)
 
        These entries are checked by setupterm() only when the conventional
        fetches from the terminfo tree and the termcap fallback (if configured)


@@ -1738,6 +1762,10 @@ BUILDING NCURSES WITH A CROSS-COMPILER
        option), ncurses uses the development platform's tic to do the
        "make install.data" portion.
 
        option), ncurses uses the development platform's tic to do the
        "make install.data" portion.
 

+       The system's tic program is used to install the terminal database,
+       even for cross-compiles.  For best results, the tic program should
+       be from the most current version of ncurses.
+

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