Re: Problems building Python 1.4

To: barrett@compass.gsfc.nasa.gov (Paul Barrett)
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Problems building Python 1.4
From: david@elo.ods.com (David Engel)
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 10:21:01 -0600 (CST)
Message-id: <[🔎] m0vHuQv-00016gC@elo.sw.ods.com>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 199610252150.RAA08976@compass.gsfc.nasa.gov> from "Paul Barrett" at Oct 25, 96 05:50:12 pm

Paul Barrett writes:
> I'm trying to build Python 1.4 on my Debian box to test the alpha
> release of the Numerical module.  The 'configure' script fails when I
> include the option '--with-readline' because it cannot find the
> termcap library.  Is this library included in the 'libreadline'
> library?  Readline appears to depend on it and it is nowhere to be
> found.  If this is the case I'm sure Guido would like to know about
> it, so he can modify the Python configure script.

You need to link with ncurses instead of termcap.

David
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