Cross-Compiled Linux From Scratch - Version SVN-20090107-x86_64-Pure64

Chapter 10. Installing Basic System Software

10.20. Ncurses-5.7

The Ncurses package contains libraries for terminal-independent handling of character screens.

10.20.1. Installation of Ncurses

The following patch contains updates from the 5.7 branch by the Ncurses developers: 

patch -Np1 -i ../ncurses-5.7-branch_update-3.patch

Prepare Ncurses for compilation: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/lib \
    --with-shared --without-debug

Compile the package: 

make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Install the package: 

make install

Move the Ncurses static libraries to the proper location: 

mv -v /lib/lib{panel,menu,form,ncurses,ncurses++,curses}.a /usr/lib

Create symlinks in /usr/lib: 

rm -v /lib/lib{ncurses,menu,panel,form,curses}.so
ln -svf ../../lib/libncurses.so.5 /usr/lib/libcurses.so
ln -svf ../../lib/libncurses.so.5 /usr/lib/libncurses.so
ln -svf ../../lib/libmenu.so.5 /usr/lib/libmenu.so
ln -svf ../../lib/libpanel.so.5 /usr/lib/libpanel.so
ln -svf ../../lib/libform.so.5 /usr/lib/libform.so

10.20.2. Contents of Ncurses

Installed programs: ncurses5-config
Installed libraries: libcurses.[a,so] (link to libncurses.[a,so]), libform.[a,so], libmenu.[a,so], libncurses++.a, libncurses.[a,so], and libpanel.[a,so]

Short Descriptions

ncurses5-config

Provides configuration information for ncurses

libcurses

A link to libncurses

libncurses

Contains functions to display text in many complex ways on a terminal screen; a good example of the use of these functions is the menu displayed during the kernel's make menuconfig

libform

Contains functions to implement forms

libmenu

Contains functions to implement menus

libpanel

Contains functions to implement panels