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Old 03-31-2006
ncurses not in library?
I tried to complile a text-based messenger program but, while configuring, got a message saying that ncurses wasn't found. Though it appears to be there...

This is the program: http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...ease_id=373164

I get the error while running the configure-script.

Regards
Richard
# 2  
Old 03-31-2006
Is there a "config.log" file generated? Usually it contains a log of the tests performed (maybe also with the line number in the configure script recorded) so you can perform yourself.

Also those tests with error are output in full in that file.
# 3  
Old 04-02-2006
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That's my ouput when I try to configure.

Code:
194305/home/riwa/.programs/tmsnc-0.3.1# ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... (cached) yes
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... yes
checking for string.h... yes
checking for memory.h... yes
checking for strings.h... yes
checking for inttypes.h... yes
checking for stdint.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... yes
checking for pid_t... yes
checking for size_t... yes
checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... yes
checking whether struct tm is in sys/time.h or time.h... time.h
checking for library containing gethostbyname... none required
checking for socket... yes
checking for pthread_create... no
checking for pthread_create in -lpthread... yes
configure: checking location of ncurses.h file...
checking for use_default_colors... no
checking for resizeterm... no
checking for resize_term... no
checking for wadd_wch... no
configure: error: You don't seem to have the curses headers installed

The config.log is a huge text-file. What should I look for?

/Richard
# 4  
Old 04-02-2006
Look in the file bottom up until you see something like an error. Maybe you can simply search 'curses' and look for any instances.
# 5  
Old 05-06-2009
Hi riwa,

From the log you attached, this is where the error happens:

configure: checking location of ncurses.h file...
checking for use_default_colors... no
checking for resizeterm... no
checking for resize_term... no
checking for wadd_wch... no
configure: error: You don't seem to have the curses headers installed

I think it is due to your application uses functions of ncurses and so include ncurses.h file in source file,
but during the progress of autoconf, you haven't specify the location of ncurses header file to look for.

I suggest you have a check on Makefile.am.

Thanks. Smilie
# 6  
Old 10-17-2009
I think you have to install libncurses5-dev.
 
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