Re: Newbie link problem: Error 1

From: "Urs Janßen" <[email protected]>


> On Sat, Nov 22, 2003, [email protected] wrote:
> > Here's what I see now:
> | ./curses.o(.text+0x103):curses.c: undefined reference to
> > `_tgetent'
> > And again, this newbie is confused... I have no idea what
> > the problem might be here.  Any suggestions?
>
> you don't have a screen library (i.e. ncurses (you also need
> the related headers, not only the library)) installed. again
> the configure script told you that. what is so difficult to
> look at the warnings issued by configure and fix things
> before trying to compile the software?

"so difficult"???

I *did* look at the warnings, as you can see from the fact that I pasted
them into my message.  I could have pasted *all* of the output, you
know.  I did select only the part that appeared relevant.

It should be obvious that I did not understand well enough what I was
looking at, *let alone how to fix it*, else I would not have asked.  Not
everyone has years of expertise at running builds.

I am quite sure that I said I'm a newbie.  What you apparently consider
to be so obvious, might as well be Swahili to me.  I have no idea what a
screen library is.  I have never heard of ncurses.  I have not the
slightest clue what kind of reference to '_tgetent' it might possibly be
expecting.  I can look these things up now that I feel like an idiot,
but I had hoped for a useful response here first.

I would like to point out that instead of belittling me for my lack of
knowledge, you could have chosen:

a) to reply in a helpful and considerate manner, or
b) not to reply at all.

Either of these would have been preferable.

-- Jeff
-- [email protected]

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