Re: lynx-dev problems compiling version 21 of development lynx

[Larry W. Virden]

From: "T.E.Dickey" <address@hidden>

> It looks like a problem with the library configuration - you're built
> with ncurses split into two parts (the terminfo library as libtinfo).

Hmm - ncurses just built things that way - I didn't knowingly tell
it to build into two pieces.

> I had an impression that if the libraries reside in your $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> that Solaris would pick them up properly.  (There's also the -R option
But I don't put every library directory into my LD_LIBRARY_PATH - that's
what -R is for.

I thought lynx had been using -R all along.

> did you reinstall both libncurses and libtinfo?  (I don't know why it
> would change, since the module breakdown has been stable for a few months).

I did a build and install :
-rw-r--r--   1 lwv26    gnu        448660 Aug 13 18:36 
/projects/gnu/sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/lib/libncurses.a
lrwxrwxrwx   1 lwv26    dept26         15 Aug 13 18:36 
/projects/gnu/sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/lib/libncurses.so -> libncurses.so.4
lrwxrwxrwx   1 lwv26    dept26         17 Aug 13 18:36 
/projects/gnu/sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/lib/libncurses.so.4 -> libncurses.so.4.2
-rw-r--r--   1 lwv26    gnu        364488 Aug 13 18:36 
/projects/gnu/sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/lib/libncurses.so.4.2
-rw-r--r--   1 lwv26    gnu        311992 Aug 13 18:36 
/projects/gnu/sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/lib/libtinfo.a
lrwxrwxrwx   1 lwv26    dept26         13 Aug 13 18:36 
/projects/gnu/sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/lib/libtinfo.so -> libtinfo.so.4
lrwxrwxrwx   1 lwv26    dept26         15 Aug 13 18:36 
/projects/gnu/sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/lib/libtinfo.so.4 -> libtinfo.so.4.2
-rw-r--r--   1 lwv26    gnu        277760 Aug 13 18:36 
/projects/gnu/sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/lib/libtinfo.so.4.2
-- 
Larry W. Virden                 INET: address@hidden
<URL:http://www.teraform.com/%7Elvirden/> <*> O- "We are all Kosh."
Unless explicitly stated to the contrary, nothing in this posting should 
be construed as representing my employer's opinions.