[GRASSLIST:707] Re: Error w/ Curses

[Jachym Cepicky]

hi,
> Dear 'GRASSers',
> 
> 	I am trying to install the cvs, but I have trouble with curses. Apparently these are not available (possible? I have already 
> GRASS6.0 and it works fine), however this is the output, after mumbling and checking all libraries.
> 
> checking whether to use Curses... yes
> checking for curses.h... no
> configure: error: *** Unable to locate curses includes.
> 

You have to
install the curses-dev package in your system so that there is the
"curses.h" file where it should be (e.g. /usr/include/curses.h)



> This has surely something to do with my "Newbieness". Can anyone point at me what I am missing, since my web-searches have been 
> clueless.

Compiling GRASS from source is nothing for newbiens. curses-dev package
is the first and I'm shure not last package, you will have to install.


> 
> Thanks,
> AB

good luck

jachym

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