[GRASSLIST:6335] Re: an error in installation

[Hamish]

> as i attempt to install grass6.0 it gives:
> 
> checking for curses.h... no
> configure: error: *** Unable to locate curses includes.


http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass60/source/REQUIREMENTS.html

[General requirements:]
* libncurses4.x/5.x (already installed on modern systems)

http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/ncurses.html
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ncurses


> where can I find curses.h ?

Usually there is a package that contains it, what platform are you
trying to build on?

Debian package: libncurses5-dev



Hamish