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<screen><userinput>make LDLIBS=-lncurses</userinput></screen>
-<para>The <emphasis>-lncurses</emphasis> switch overwrites the
-default switch, <emphasis>-ltermcap</emphasis>. This is done
-because libtermcap is declared obsolete in favor of libncurses.</para>
+<para>The meaning of the make parameter:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><userinput>LDLIBS=-lncurses</userinput>: This tells Procinfo
+to use the <filename>libncurses</filename> library instead of the
+long-obsolete <filename>libtermcap</filename>.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
<para>And install the package:</para>