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diff --git a/chapter06/ncurses.xml b/chapter06/ncurses.xml index aa97c4867..8cc9008d1 100644 --- a/chapter06/ncurses.xml +++ b/chapter06/ncurses.xml @@ -7,7 +7,54 @@ Estimated required disk space: &ncurses-compsize;</screen> &aa-ncurses-shortdesc; &aa-ncurses-dep; -&c6-ncurses-inst; + +<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> + +<sect2> +<title>Installation of Ncurses</title> + +<para>First fix two tiny bugs:</para> + +<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&ncurses-etip-patch; +patch -Np1 -i ../&ncurses-vsscanf-patch;</userinput></screen> + +<para>The first patch corrects the <filename>etip.h</filename> header file, and +the second patch prevents some compiler warnings on the use of deprecated +headers.</para> + +<para>Now prepare Ncurses for compilation:</para> + +<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --with-shared \ + --without-debug</userinput></screen> + +<para>Compile the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> + +<para>Install the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> + +<para>Give the Ncurses libraries execute permissions:</para> + +<screen><userinput>chmod 755 /usr/lib/*.&ncurses-version;</userinput></screen> + +<para>And fix a library that shouldn't be executable:</para> + +<screen><userinput>chmod 644 /usr/lib/libncurses++.a</userinput></screen> + +<para>Move the libraries to the <filename>/lib</filename> directory, +where they're expected to reside:</para> + +<screen><userinput>mv /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5* /lib</userinput></screen> + +<para>Since the libraries have been moved to +<filename>/lib</filename>, a few symlinks are currently pointing +towards non-existing files. Recreate those symlinks:</para> + +<screen><userinput>ln -sf ../../lib/libncurses.so.5 /usr/lib/libncurses.so +ln -sf libncurses.so /usr/lib/libcurses.so</userinput></screen> +</sect2> </sect1> |