On Thu, May 28, 2026 at 02:46:36AM -0500, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> At 2026-05-28T03:36:52-0400, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> > On Thu, May 28, 2026 at 12:13:09AM -0500, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> > > Is anyone else having the following problem with a "make install"?
> > 
> > You might be running into a problem (which I've not seen for a while)
> > when tic is installing into a database where the "use=" links have
> > changed so that the inheritance flips the parent/child relationship
> > around, so that it's trying to write a main entry where an alias
> > exists.
> > 
> > For that, I'd suggest saving off the existing database and recreating
> > it.
> 
> If it helps, I'm using the (perhaps less often tested) hashed database
> configuration.

thanks (I test that when I compile on *BSD's, but haven't since mid-April).
 
> In fact I'll just go ahead and attach the scripts I use to "remake
> ncurses" after your weekly drops.

will see if I can spot a problem :-)
 
> Regards,
> Branden

> #!/bin/sh
> 
> # autoreconf-dickey -f -i
> 
> ./configure \
>       --prefix=$HOME/ncurses-HEAD \
>       --with-abi-version=7 \
>       --with-shared \
>       --with-cxx-shared \
>       --with-hashed-db \
>       --with-manpage-format=normal \
>       --with-termlib \
>       --with-versioned-syms \
>       --enable-opaque-curses \
>       --enable-opaque-form \
>       --enable-opaque-menu \
>       --enable-opaque-panel \
>       --with-pthread
> 
> #     --enable-widec \
> #     --disable-widec \
> 
> #     --with-shlib-version=rel \
> #     --with-ada-sharedlib \ "no GNAT project support"
> #     --with-config-suffix=GBRINFIX \
> 
> #     --with-trace \
> 
> #     --enable-pc-files \
> #     --with-pkg-config \
> #     --with-pc-suffix=GBRSUFFIX \





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Thomas E. Dickey <[email protected]>
https://invisible-island.net

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