Re: best way to install ncurses version 6.5 with version 5 support is not very clear in the 12.2 systemd linux from scratch book
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Am 25.09.24 um 07:17 schrieb Xi Ruoyao ([email protected] via lfs-support Mailing List): > On Tue, 2024-09-24 at 21:37 -0500, Nick Gawronski wrote: >> Hi, I am wanting to install the version 5 support as talked about in the >> section 8.30 as I think the version 5 support should rather be included >> in the main book as I was reading and following the directions as they >> appeared in the book. After I did the main configuration and the >> installation only then do I see the directions for the version 5 support >> and two commands for enabling it. It is not clear at all after you run >> these two commands if I have to go back and redo the other make install >> and the other commands after rebuilding with version 5 support. > > "cp -av lib/lib*.so.5* /usr/lib" would have already installed the ABI > version 5 libraries, so why do you need to redo the other commands? > >> I do want it to be included and this is why I think that if optional >> components like this are not included by default they should be for >> those of us who perhaps want to install software that uses it. > > If you do want it just install it following the note. There is no > reason to force everyone to install it just because you do want it. > >> My point is put it in even if it is not used much and if it is just one configure >> switch I see no major issue with putting it in. > > I don't know what you mean by "just one configure switch." If you just > add --with-abi-version=5 to configure you'll only get the ABI version 5, > and you'll **not** get the ABI version 6 that we want. So you have to > configure and build it for another time if you want both ABI version 6 > and ABI version 5. > >> What is the proper way >> to install ncurses with version 5 support from after unpacking the file >> and doing all of the normal installation steps as this is not clear when >> the direction > > We've provided the proper way. The way in the book is correct. Why do Absolutely. And the note is pretty clear. Hard to make it even clearer. _Perhaps_ by adding "and install them" to the last sentence which would then be: "..., build the package again and install them with the following commands:" Rainer -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/sympa/info/lfs-support Unsubscribe: See the above information page