[AktiviX-discuss] learning ./configure

[mp]

just a side note: if you are in a Slackware-, RPM-, or Debian
environment it is really useful to install and use checkinstall, since
it generates you a binary: http://www.asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/

CheckInstall is a computer program for Unix-like operating systems which
eases the installation and uninstallation of software compiled from
source by making use of package management systems. After software
compilation it can automatically generate a Slackware-, RPM-, or
Debian-compatible package that can later be cleanly uninstalled through
the appropriate package manager.

r7 wrote:
> hi all
> 
> though i've used linux for a fair few years, i have always been an
> 'install via apt-get' kinda person. i have never done the ./configure,
> make, make install route.
> 
> for my personal calendar i use calcurse [0]. i think i may have
> identified a bug and the author has advised me to install the latest
> snapshot version [1] to see if it's fixed.
> 
> please note the following code:
> 
> r7 at box:~$ ./configure --program-suffix=_SNAPSHOT
> [snip]
> checking for initscr in -lncursesw... no
> checking for initscr in -lncurses... no
> configure: error: Either ncurses or ncursesw library is required to
> build calcurse!
> r7 at box:~$
> 
> but i'm sure i have it installed:
> 
> r7 at box:~$ dpkg -l libncursesw5 | grep libncursesw5
> ii  libncursesw5                         5.7+20081213-1
> shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character support)
> r7 at box:~$
> 
> so the question is, how do i tell ./configure how to find it?
> 
> thanks in advance.
> 
> r7
> 
> [0] http://www.culot.org/calcurse/
> [1] http://www.culot.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/calcurse/
> 
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