Yay, rabbit holes... Checked out from svn, extra packages installed, run autogen, then ./configure is giving
./configure: line 8316: syntax error near unexpected token `NCURSESW,' ./configure: line 8316: ` PKG_CHECK_MODULES(NCURSESW, ncursesw,' root@ko-kra:~/nano# dpkg -l | grep ncurses ii libncurses5:amd64 5.9+20150516-2ubuntu1 amd64 shared libraries for terminal handling ii libncurses5-dev:amd64 5.9+20150516-2ubuntu1 amd64 developer's libraries for ncurses ii libncursesw5:amd64 5.9+20150516-2ubuntu1 amd64 shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character support) ii libncursesw5-dev:amd64 5.9+20150516-2ubuntu1 amd64 developer's libraries for ncursesw ii mtr-tiny 0.85-3 amd64 Full screen ncurses traceroute tool ii ncurses-base 5.9+20150516-2ubuntu1 all basic terminal type definitions ii ncurses-bin 5.9+20150516-2ubuntu1 amd64 terminal-related programs and man pages ii ncurses-term 5.9+20150516-2ubuntu1 all additional terminal type definitions root@ko-kra:~/nano# -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1509081 Title: nano segfaults as root after upgrade to 15.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nano/+bug/1509081/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs