ncurses 5.6 - patch 20080223

[ncurses.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 9d972ef0275efbb83a0706967ee3018ab74de012..dbd175f0a6f102abd1a053fda9e041fd0b8d0521 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 -- sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written        --
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--- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.120 2007/11/17 22:05:11 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.122 2007/12/01 19:37:47 tom Exp $
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              How to install Ncurses/Terminfo on your system
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@@ -694,10 +694,16 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
 
        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.
+       
+       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
@@ -709,6 +715,12 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        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