X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=0571e98d261ede7dcfd49c201ddc4984669f07a5;hp=dbd175f0a6f102abd1a053fda9e041fd0b8d0521;hb=76af49c338ca828b39306fcf93c6d49dfaf11dfc;hpb=9378ce0407e95f6b1e2c20ec5035f0916d278944 diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index dbd175f0..0571e98d 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Copyright (c) 1998-2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -- +-- Copyright (c) 1998-2006,2008 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 -- @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ -- sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written -- -- authorization. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.122 2007/12/01 19:37:47 tom Exp $ +-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.130 2008/09/27 22:04:56 tom Exp $ --------------------------------------------------------------------- How to install Ncurses/Terminfo on your system --------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ INSTALLATION PROCEDURE: 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: @@ -512,7 +515,8 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS: --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 @@ -568,6 +572,13 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS: --enable-warnings Turn on GCC compiler warnings. There should be only a few. + --enable-weak-symbols + If the --with-pthread option is set, check if the compiler supports + weak-symbols. If it does, then name the thread-capable library without + the "t" (libncurses rather than libncursest), and provide for + dynamically loading the pthreads entrypoints at runtime. This allows + one to reduce the number of library files for ncurses. + --enable-wgetch-events Compile with experimental wgetch-events code. See ncurses/README.IZ @@ -594,6 +605,9 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS: Normally this is the same as the release version; some ports have special requirements for compatibility. + This option does not affect linking with libtool, which uses the + release major/minor numbers. + --with-ada-compiler=CMD Specify the Ada95 compiler command (default "gnatmake") @@ -621,20 +635,32 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS: to do this if the target compiler has unusual flags which confuse the host compiler. + You can also set the environment variable $BUILD_CFLAGS rather than + use this option. + --with-build-cppflags=XXX If cross-compiling, specify the host C preprocessor-flags. You might need to do this if the target compiler has unusual flags which confuse the host compiler. + You can also set the environment variable $BUILD_CPPFLAGS rather than + use this option. + --with-build-ldflags=XXX If cross-compiling, specify the host linker-flags. You might need to do this if the target linker has unusual flags which confuse the host compiler. + You can also set the environment variable $BUILD_LDFLAGS rather than + use this option. + --with-build-libs=XXX If cross-compiling, the host libraries. You might need to do this if the target environment requires unusual libraries. + You can also set the environment variable $BUILD_LIBS rather than + use this option. + --with-caps=XXX Specify an alternate terminfo capabilities file, which makes the configure script look for "include/Caps.XXX". A few systems, e.g., @@ -791,6 +817,14 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS: may be unsigned. Use this option if you need to preserve compatibility with 64-bit executables. + --with-normal + Generate normal (i.e., static) libraries (default). + + Note: on Linux, the configure script will attempt to use the GPM + library via the dlsym() function call. Use --without-dlsym to disable + this feature, or --without-gpm, depending on whether you wish to use + GPM. + --with-ospeed=TYPE Override type of ospeed variable, which is part of the termcap compatibility interface. In termcap, this is a 'short', which works @@ -804,18 +838,15 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS: those using termcap, do not use the higher speeds. Your application (or system, in general) may or may not. - --with-normal - Generate normal (i.e., static) libraries (default). - - Note: on Linux, the configure script will attempt to use the GPM - library via the dlsym() function call. Use --without-dlsym to disable - this feature, or --without-gpm, depending on whether you wish to use - GPM. - --with-profile 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. @@ -889,6 +920,12 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS: library. As in termlib, there is no ABI difference between the "wide" libticw.so and libtic.so + NOTE: Overriding the name of the tic library may be useful if you are + also using the --with-termlib option to rename libtinfo. If you are + not doing that, renaming the tic library can result in conflicting + library dependencies for tic and other programs built with the tic + library. + --with-trace Configure the trace() function as part of the all models of the ncurses library. Normally it is part of the debug (libncurses_g) library only.