| 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425 | <sect2><title>Command explanations</title><para><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../ncurses-&ncurses-version;-patch:</userinput>This patch fixes a compile problem with GCC-3.2 because Ncurses usesconstructions that are no longer valid in the new C++ standard.</para><para><userinput>--with-shared:</userinput> This enables the build of theshared ncurses library files.</para><para><userinput>mv /lib/*.a /usr/lib :</userinput> Thismoves all of the static ncurses library files from /lib to /usr/lib./lib should only contain the shared files which are essential to thesystem when /usr may not be mounted.</para><para><userinput>chmod 755 *.5.2:</userinput> Shared libraries should beexecutable.  Ncurses install routine doesn't set the permissionsproperly so we do it manually instead.</para><para><userinput>ln -sf libncurses.a libcurses.a:</userinput> Someprograms try to link using -lcurses instead of -lncurses.  This symlinkensures that such programs will link without errors.</para></sect2>
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