X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=3119da759ccac39cca6148bfa7710598acbc9dbf;hp=7917e299abae0beff72f82b374bd27531afe5482;hb=b5df67bc6814f67b5562171c53e3720a30819bba;hpb=60014650d5e3f088e2d5e8835925cce96db00c33 diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 7917e299..3119da75 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 1.124 2008/03/29 18:07:32 tom Exp $ +-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.131 2008/10/11 18:48:48 tom Exp $ --------------------------------------------------------------------- How to install Ncurses/Terminfo on your system --------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -393,6 +393,18 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS: Compile without scroll-hints code. This option is ignored when hashmap scrolling is configured, which is the default. + --disable-tic-depends + When building shared libraries, normally the tic library is linked to + depend upon the ncurses library (and in turn, on the term-library if + the --with-termlib option was given). The tic- and term-libraries + ABI does not depend on the --enable-widec option. Some packagers have + used this to reduce the number of library files which are packaged + by using only one copy of those libraries. To make this work properly, + the tic library must be built without an explicit dependency on the + ncurses (or ncursesw) library. Use this configure option to do that. + For example + configure --with-ticlib --with-shared --disable-tic-depends + --disable-tparm-varargs Portable programs should call tparm() using the fixed-length parameter list documented in X/Open. ncurses provides varargs support for this @@ -572,6 +584,13 @@ 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 @@ -598,6 +617,9 @@ 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") @@ -625,20 +647,32 @@ 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., @@ -795,6 +829,14 @@ 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 @@ -808,14 +850,6 @@ 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 @@ -898,6 +932,12 @@ 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.