Re: missing libcurses.so.1

[Ed Cogburn <ecogburn@greene.xtn.net>]

Jeff Katcher wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I am trying to experiment with the grass4.2 GIS software, and when I
> start it up I get the message
> /usr/local/grass42/etc/gis_set: can't load library 'libcurses.so.1'
> 
> I (ass}u{me} ;>) that this means I need the "curses" library (as opposed
> to the "ncurses" library)  is there a Debian package that contains
> this?  or do I already have it somewhere and just can't find it.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> Jeff Katcher
> Linux Dewbie
> 


	Libcurses.so on my system is a symlink to libncurses.  There is no
libcurses.so.1.  I would try making a symlink from
'/usr/lib/libcurses.so.1' to '/lib/libncurses.so.4.2' (or xxx.3.4 if you
are still using ncurses 3.4).


-- 
Ed C.