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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
4  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5  %general-entities;
6]>
7
8<sect1 id="ch-system-ncurses" role="wrap">
9  <?dbhtml filename="ncurses.html"?>
10
11  <title>Ncurses-&ncurses-version;</title>
12
13  <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses">
14    <primary sortas="a-Ncurses">Ncurses</primary>
15  </indexterm>
16
17  <sect2 role="package">
18    <title/>
19
20    <para>The Ncurses package contains libraries for terminal-independent
21    handling of character screens.</para>
22
23  </sect2>
24
25  &env-target;
26
27  <sect2 role="installation">
28    <title>Installation of Ncurses</title>
29
30    <para os="p1">The following patch contains updates from the &ncurses-version; branch
31    by the Ncurses developers:</para>
32
33<screen os="p2"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&ncurses-branch_update-patch;</userinput></screen>
34
35    <para os="p3">This patch fixes an issue with some Bash versions:</para>
36
37<screen os="p4"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&ncurses-bashfix-patch;</userinput></screen>
38
39    <para os="a">Prepare Ncurses for compilation:</para>
40
41<screen os="b"><userinput>./configure --build=${CLFS_HOST} --host=${CLFS_TARGET} \
42    --prefix=/usr --libdir=/lib --with-shared \
43    --enable-widec --without-debug --without-ada \
44    --with-manpage-format=normal \
45    --with-build-cc="gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE"</userinput></screen>
46
47    <para os="c">Compile the package:</para>
48
49<screen os="d"><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
50
51    <para os="e">Install the package:</para>
52
53<screen os="f"><userinput>make DESTDIR=${CLFS} install</userinput></screen>
54
55    <para os="g">Move the Ncurses static libraries to the proper location:</para>
56
57<screen os="h"><userinput>mv -v ${CLFS}/lib/lib{panelw,menuw,formw,ncursesw,ncurses++w}.a \
58    ${CLFS}/usr/lib</userinput></screen>
59
60    <para os="i">Create symlinks in <filename class="directory">/usr/lib:</filename></para>
61
62<screen os="j"><userinput>rm -v ${CLFS}/lib/lib{ncursesw,menuw,panelw,formw}.so
63ln -sfv ../../lib/libncursesw.so.&ncurses-version2; ${CLFS}/usr/lib/libncursesw.so
64ln -sfv ../../lib/libmenuw.so.&ncurses-version2; ${CLFS}/usr/lib/libmenuw.so
65ln -sfv ../../lib/libpanelw.so.&ncurses-version2; ${CLFS}/usr/lib/libpanelw.so
66ln -sfv ../../lib/libformw.so.&ncurses-version2; ${CLFS}/usr/lib/libformw.so</userinput></screen>
67
68   <para os="k">Now we will make our Ncurses compatible for older and non-widec compatible programs
69    can build properly:</para>
70
71<screen os="l"><userinput>for lib in curses ncurses form panel menu ; do
72        echo "INPUT(-l${lib}w)" > ${CLFS}/usr/lib/lib${lib}.so
73        ln -sfv lib${lib}w.a ${CLFS}/usr/lib/lib${lib}.a
74done
75ln -sfv libncursesw.so ${CLFS}/usr/lib/libcursesw.so
76ln -sfv libncursesw.a ${CLFS}/usr/lib/libcursesw.a
77ln -sfv libncurses++w.a ${CLFS}/usr/lib/libncurses++.a
78ln -sfv ncursesw5-config ${CLFS}/usr/bin/ncurses5-config</userinput></screen>
79
80    <para os="m">Now we will create a symlink for /usr/share/terminfo in
81    <filename class="directory">/usr/lib</filename> for compatibility:</para>
82
83<screen os="n"><userinput>ln -sfv ../share/terminfo ${CLFS}/usr/lib/terminfo</userinput></screen>
84
85  </sect2>
86
87  <sect2 id="contents-ncurses" role="content">
88    <title>Contents of Ncurses</title>
89
90    <segmentedlist>
91      <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
92      <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle>
93
94      <seglistitem>
95        <seg>captoinfo (link to tic), clear, infocmp, infotocap (link to tic),
96        ncursesw5-config, reset (link to tset), tabs, tic, toe, tput, and tset</seg>
97        <seg>libcursesw.so (link to libncursesw.so), libformw.[a,so],
98        libmenuw.[a,so], libncurses++w.a, libncursesw.[a,so], and
99        libpanelw.[a,so]</seg>
100      </seglistitem>
101    </segmentedlist>
102
103    <variablelist>
104      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
105      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
106      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
107
108      <varlistentry id="captoinfo">
109        <term><command>captoinfo</command></term>
110        <listitem>
111          <para>Converts a termcap description into a terminfo description</para>
112          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses captoinfo">
113            <primary sortas="b-captoinfo">captoinfo</primary>
114          </indexterm>
115        </listitem>
116      </varlistentry>
117
118      <varlistentry id="clear">
119        <term><command>clear</command></term>
120        <listitem>
121          <para>Clears the screen, if possible</para>
122          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses clear">
123            <primary sortas="b-clear">clear</primary>
124          </indexterm>
125        </listitem>
126      </varlistentry>
127
128      <varlistentry id="infocmp">
129        <term><command>infocmp</command></term>
130        <listitem>
131          <para>Compares or prints out terminfo descriptions</para>
132          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infocmp">
133            <primary sortas="b-infocmp">infocmp</primary>
134          </indexterm>
135        </listitem>
136      </varlistentry>
137
138      <varlistentry id="infotocap">
139        <term><command>infotocap</command></term>
140        <listitem>
141          <para>Converts a terminfo description into a termcap description</para>
142          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infotocap">
143            <primary sortas="b-infotocap">infotocap</primary>
144          </indexterm>
145        </listitem>
146      </varlistentry>
147
148      <varlistentry id="ncursesw5-config">
149        <term><command>ncursesw5-config</command></term>
150        <listitem>
151          <para>Provides configuration information for ncurses</para>
152          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses ncursesw5-config">
153            <primary sortas="b-ncursesw5-config">ncursesw5-config</primary>
154          </indexterm>
155        </listitem>
156      </varlistentry>
157
158      <varlistentry id="reset">
159        <term><command>reset</command></term>
160        <listitem>
161          <para>Reinitializes a terminal to its default values</para>
162          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses reset">
163            <primary sortas="b-reset">reset</primary>
164          </indexterm>
165        </listitem>
166      </varlistentry>
167
168      <varlistentry id="tabs">
169        <term><command>tabs</command></term>
170        <listitem>
171          <para>Sets and clears tab stops on a terminal</para>
172          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tabs">
173            <primary sortas="b-tabs">tabs</primary>
174          </indexterm>
175        </listitem>
176      </varlistentry>
177
178      <varlistentry id="tic">
179        <term><command>tic</command></term>
180        <listitem>
181          <para>The terminfo entry-description compiler that translates a
182          terminfo file from source format into the binary format needed for the
183          ncurses library routines. A terminfo file contains information on the
184          capabilities of a certain terminal</para>
185          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tic">
186            <primary sortas="b-tic">tic</primary>
187          </indexterm>
188        </listitem>
189      </varlistentry>
190
191      <varlistentry id="toe">
192        <term><command>toe</command></term>
193        <listitem>
194          <para>Lists all available terminal types, giving the primary name and
195          description for each</para>
196          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses toe">
197            <primary sortas="b-toe">toe</primary>
198          </indexterm>
199        </listitem>
200      </varlistentry>
201
202      <varlistentry id="tput">
203        <term><command>tput</command></term>
204        <listitem>
205          <para>Makes the values of terminal-dependent capabilities available to
206          the shell; it can also be used to reset or initialize a terminal or
207          report its long name</para>
208          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tput">
209            <primary sortas="b-tput">tput</primary>
210          </indexterm>
211        </listitem>
212      </varlistentry>
213
214      <varlistentry id="tset">
215        <term><command>tset</command></term>
216        <listitem>
217          <para>Can be used to initialize terminals</para>
218          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tset">
219            <primary sortas="b-tset">tset</primary>
220          </indexterm>
221        </listitem>
222      </varlistentry>
223
224      <varlistentry id="libcursesw">
225        <term><filename class="libraryfile">libcursesw</filename></term>
226        <listitem>
227          <para>A link to <filename>libncursesw</filename></para>
228          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libcursesw">
229            <primary sortas="c-libcursesw">libcursesw</primary>
230          </indexterm>
231        </listitem>
232      </varlistentry>
233
234      <varlistentry id="libncursesw">
235        <term><filename class="libraryfile">libncursesw</filename></term>
236        <listitem>
237          <para>Contains functions to display text in many complex ways on a
238          terminal screen; a good example of the use of these functions is the
239          menu displayed during the kernel's
240          <command>make menuconfig</command></para>
241          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libncursesw">
242            <primary sortas="c-libncursesw">libncursesw</primary>
243          </indexterm>
244        </listitem>
245      </varlistentry>
246
247      <varlistentry id="libformw">
248        <term><filename class="libraryfile">libformw</filename></term>
249        <listitem>
250          <para>Contains functions to implement forms</para>
251          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libformw">
252            <primary sortas="c-libform">libformw</primary>
253          </indexterm>
254        </listitem>
255      </varlistentry>
256
257      <varlistentry id="libmenuw">
258        <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmenuw</filename></term>
259        <listitem>
260          <para>Contains functions to implement menus</para>
261          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libmenuw">
262            <primary sortas="c-libmenuw">libmenuw</primary>
263          </indexterm>
264        </listitem>
265      </varlistentry>
266
267      <varlistentry id="libpanelw">
268        <term><filename class="libraryfile">libpanelw</filename></term>
269        <listitem>
270          <para>Contains functions to implement panels</para>
271          <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libpanelw">
272            <primary sortas="c-libpanelw">libpanelw</primary>
273          </indexterm>
274        </listitem>
275      </varlistentry>
276
277    </variablelist>
278
279  </sect2>
280
281</sect1>
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