Content: * Lead option description by stating what the option does. * Document impact of option on ncurses's "tinfo" library. * Document impact of option on ncurses++, panel, form, and menu libraries (specifically--contrast "the shared and normal (static) library names").
Style:
* Favor English phrases over Latin abbreviations.
* In parallel construction, use gerund consistently instead of mixing
and matching with infinitive form.
"the debug and profile libraries": OK
"the debugging and profiling libraries": OK
"the debug and profiling libraries": BAD
---
man/ncurses.3x | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/ncurses.3x b/man/ncurses.3x
index ab0bf1b53..aa26fb3cc 100644
--- a/man/ncurses.3x
+++ b/man/ncurses.3x
@@ -1947,18 +1947,35 @@ .SH "ALTERNATE CONFIGURATIONS"
.B \-\-with\-debug
.tQ
.B \-\-with\-profile
+Mandate compilation of the
+.I \%ncurses
+library
+(and the
+.I tinfo
+library,
+if
+.B \%\-\-with\-termlib
+is also specified)
+in the specified forms.
The shared and normal (static) library names differ by their suffixes,
-e.g.,
+as with
.I \%libncurses.so
and
.IR \%libncurses.a "."
-The debug and profiling libraries add a \*(``_g\*(''
+The debugging and profiling libraries add a \*(``_g\*(''
and a \*(``_p\*('' to the roots of these respective names,
forming
.I \%libncurses_g.so
and
.IR \%libncurses_p.a ","
for example.
+The
+.IR ncurses++ ","
+.IR panel ","
+.IR form ","
+and
+.I menu
+libraries are made available similarly.
.TP 5
.B \-\-with\-termlib
This option configures
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