Re: tmux patch (was: nvi with split system ncurses)

[Chavdar Ivanov <ci4ic4%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Sun, 6 Sep 2020 at 18:43, <oskar%fessel.org@localhost> wrote:
>
> Hej all,
>
> > Am 16.06.2020 um 13:26 schrieb adr%sdf.org@localhost <adr%SDF.ORG@localhost>:
> >
> >>>> is this anyhow related to the tmux build failure i am currently observing?
> >>>>
> >>>> ?schnipp?
> >>>> checking event.h usability... yes
> >>>> checking event.h presence... yes
> >>>> checking for event.h... yes
> >>>> checking for LIBTINFO... no
> >>>> checking for LIBNCURSES... no
> >>>> checking for LIBNCURSES... no
> >>>> checking for setupterm in -ltinfo... no
> >>>> checking for setupterm in -lncurses... no
> >>>> checking for setupterm in -lcurses... no
> >>>> checking curses.h usability... yes
> >>>> checking curses.h presence... yes
> >>>> checking for curses.h... yes
> >>>> configure: error: "curses not found"
> >>>> *** Error code 1
> >>>>
> >>>> Stop.
> >>>> make[1]: stopped in /hurz/pkgsrc/misc/tmux
> >>>> *** Error code 1
> >>>>
> >>>> Stop.
> >>>> make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/misc/tmux
> >>>> ?schnappp?
> >>>>
> >>>> this happens with and without ncurses installed (on NetBSD 9.99.66).
> > Hi,
> >
> > I don't use tmux, but it seams it is searching for ncurses|tinfo.
> > In NetBSD setupterm is in libterminfo.
> >
> > You could patch the configure script to test for setupterm in -lterminfo.
> >
> since no one came up with a better solution, i must assume i am the only one using tmux 3.1b on NetBSD.
> so, here is what I did, please check - it should not have any effect on other platforms.
> I did not figure out how to invoke autoconf in order to patch configure.ac which should be the correct way in order to submit upstream.

➜  ~ tmux -V
tmux next-3.2
➜  ~ whence tmux
/usr/local/bin/tmux
➜  ~ uname -a
NetBSD ymir 9.99.72 NetBSD 9.99.72 (GENERIC) #9: Wed Sep  2 17:47:42
BST 2020  sysbuild@ymir:/home/sysbuild/amd64/obj/home/sysbuild/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC
amd64

This version builds right away for me.

>
> Cheers
>         Oskar
>
>


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