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MethodOne:
When I try to compile Finch (the console version of Pidgin), I get the following message:


--- Code: ---configure: error:

Finch will not be built.  You need to install ncursesw (or ncurses) and its development headers.
--- End code ---

My CPPFLAGS are "-I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include" and my LDFLAGS are "-L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib"

Where do i find the development headers for ncurses?  I have the compiletc.tce extension installed.

mikshaw:
http://www.tinycorelinux.com/files/release/src/

I'm assuming you don't need to compile ncurses since the libs are already in tc...just copy the headers into an appropriate include directory

hjkl:
I compiled some apps that need Ncurses with compiletc.tce.

0e718639040e05ca7a3822f1a7d1163e  compiletc.tce

So, the development headers are there.
I just did the simple './configure' and 'make' for my apps.
I did not move the headers at all.
But, I have not tried to compile Finch though.

mikshaw:
I don't recall seeing ncurses headers in the compiletc.tcz extension (2008/09/26); maybe the tce version is different.

Juanito:
The ncurses header files should be there (they are in my copy).

Note that (apparently):

1. some apps expect to find the headers in /usr/include/ncurses
2. some older apps look for -lcurses rather than -lncurses

Maybe you could try making symlinks for the above and see if that helps?

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