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Subj : Complie errors with Ubunt
To   : Smartyhall
From : Deuce
Date : Wed Jul 27 2005 03:15 pm

  Re: Complie errors with Ubunt
  By: Smartyhall to All on Tue Jul 26 2005 18:07:00

 > I've used SBBS on and off over the past few years, and I have succesfully
 > compiled on several Linux distros before. However, I just recently switched
 > Ubuntu: Linux for Humans. I had to install CVS and several GCC components
 > manually via the Synaptic pakage manager. Synaptic claims that curses is
 > installed, but there is no curses.h file anywhere. (I did, however, discover
 > curses.so file.) I think this is the cause of my compile difficulties, as th
 > list of errors I am given at the end of a nearly complete make seems to only
 > invovlve screen and key related functions. (I know, I should have a list of
 > errors handy, but it has been a few days since I attempted to comple, and th
 > list is lost. I will attempt later, and post them if anyone feels it can hel

Sounds like the old ncurses/cusrses hell that so many distros have happen...
locate the file ncurses.h (probobly /usr/include) change to the directory and
create a symlink like so:

ln -s ncurses.h curses.h

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