Subject: Looking for a "lib$termcap.a" for Python 1.3

From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 1996 00:44:01 -0700

Hi - 

I have been trying to compile Python 1.3, but it hangs up at the
configure stage, where it says that it can't find -ltermcap or
-ltermlib. In the configure script, it seems to be looking for
a "lib$termcap.a" file. My Debian setup had no termcap file (maybe
I ommitted a package?), but I got one and placed it in the /etc
directory. However, this made no difference. I have seen termcap
files before, but nothing like a termcap.a file.

Does anyone know what the configure script is looking for?

Thanks,

Bill

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From: Guy Maor <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 1996 02:56:45 -0500 (CDT)

On Sat, 8 Jun 1996 [email-masked] wrote:

> -ltermlib.

Have it link with -lncurses instead of -ltermcap -ltermlib.

Guy

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From: Michael Alan Dorman <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1996 16:17:20 -0400

Why not use the pre-compiled python, anyway?

Mike.
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