Generate shared C++ bindings for ncurses

Presently we let the build system generate static C++ bindings, and
then we remove them. Note that we could also prevent generating
any C++ binding, since nothing in LFS/BLFS use them, but it seems to
me that generating the shared ones is closer to what is done for
other packages.

1 files changed, 37 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/chapter08/ncurses.xml b/chapter08/ncurses.xml
index 64e7c7653..31cd65a6c 100644
--- a/chapter08/ncurses.xml
+++ b/chapter08/ncurses.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
             --with-shared           \
             --without-debug         \
             --without-normal        \
+            --with-cxx-shared       \
             --enable-pc-files       \
             --enable-widec          \
             --with-pkg-config-libdir=/usr/lib/pkgconfig</userinput></screen>
@@ -56,16 +57,33 @@
       <title>The meaning of the new configure options:</title>
 
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><parameter>--enable-widec</parameter></term>
+        <term><parameter>--with-shared</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>This switch causes wide-character libraries (e.g., <filename
-          class="libraryfile">libncursesw.so.&ncurses-version;</filename>)
-          to be built instead of normal ones (e.g., <filename
-          class="libraryfile">libncurses.so.&ncurses-version;</filename>).
-          These wide-character libraries are usable in both multibyte and
-          traditional 8-bit locales, while normal libraries work properly
-          only in 8-bit locales. Wide-character and normal libraries are
-          source-compatible, but not binary-compatible.</para>
+          <para>This makes Ncurses build and install shared C libraries.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><parameter>--without-normal</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>This prevents Ncurses building and installing static C
+          libraries.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><parameter>--without-debug</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>This prevents Ncurses building and installing debug
+          libraries.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><parameter>--with-cxx-shared</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>This makes Ncurses build and install shared C++ bindings. It
+          also prevents it building and installing static C++ bindings.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -78,10 +96,16 @@
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><parameter>--without-normal</parameter></term>
+        <term><parameter>--enable-widec</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>This switch disables building and installing most static libraries.
-          </para>
+          <para>This switch causes wide-character libraries (e.g., <filename
+          class="libraryfile">libncursesw.so.&ncurses-version;</filename>)
+          to be built instead of normal ones (e.g., <filename
+          class="libraryfile">libncurses.so.&ncurses-version;</filename>).
+          These wide-character libraries are usable in both multibyte and
+          traditional 8-bit locales, while normal libraries work properly
+          only in 8-bit locales. Wide-character and normal libraries are
+          source-compatible, but not binary-compatible.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -112,7 +136,7 @@
 
 <screen><userinput remap="install">make DESTDIR=$PWD/dest install
 install -vm755 dest/usr/lib/libncursesw.so.&ncurses-version; /usr/lib
-rm -v  dest/usr/lib/{libncursesw.so.&ncurses-version;,libncurses++w.a}
+rm -v  dest/usr/lib/libncursesw.so.&ncurses-version;
 cp -av dest/* /</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Many applications still expect the linker to be able to find