Re: LYNX-DEV building with ncurses (lynx2-7rp and 2-7-1)

[T.E.Dickey]

> > The file was included from LYCurses.h:
> > 
> > #ifdef NCURSES
> > # ifndef NCURSESHEADER
> > /* HERE--> */ #  include <ncurses/curses.h>
>                             ^^^^^^^^
> I've never understood why that "ncurses/" is there.
...
> It's a FAQ from way back.  Countless people have tripped on that.  I patch
> the correction before every ncurses build.  The problem will go away when
> the autoconf is done.
right.  It's fixed from the standpoint of autoconf.
 
> > PS: I once tried downloading and building ncurses 1.9.9g, but couldn't get
> Might as well make the jump to ncurses4.
There's an faq for ncurses (covers bug reporting - anything w/o the generated
files from the configure script is an interesting anecdote, but basically
worthless for analysis):

        http://www.clark.net/pub/dickey/ncurses/ncurses.faq.html

-- 
Thomas E. Dickey
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