ncurses 5.6 - patch 20080203

[ncurses.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index c67aee65ef741a856f2db2f7af38a5e7bb0d72f7..dbd175f0a6f102abd1a053fda9e041fd0b8d0521 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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--- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.118 2007/03/11 00:06:53 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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              How to install Ncurses/Terminfo on your system
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@@ -304,6 +304,11 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
        return deceptive results, so you may have to override the configure
        script.  Or you may be building tic for a smaller machine.
 
        return deceptive results, so you may have to override the configure
        script.  Or you may be building tic for a smaller machine.
 

+    --disable-big-strings
+       Disable compile-time optimization of predefined tables which puts
+       all of their strings into a very long string, to reduce relocation
+       overhead.
+

     --disable-database
        Use only built-in data.  The ncurses libraries normally read terminfo
        and termcap data from disk.  You can configure ncurses to have a
     --disable-database
        Use only built-in data.  The ncurses libraries normally read terminfo
        and termcap data from disk.  You can configure ncurses to have a


@@ -493,6 +498,12 @@ 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


@@ -683,10 +694,16 @@ 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


@@ -698,6 +715,12 @@ 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