Details on this package are located in Section 10.18.2, “Contents of Ncurses.”
The Ncurses package contains libraries for terminal-independent handling of character screens.
Prepare Ncurses for compilation:
CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" CXX="g++ ${BUILDN32}" \
./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/lib32 \
--with-shared --without-debug
Compile the package:
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Install the package:
make install
Move the Ncurses static libraries to the proper location:
mv -v /lib32/lib{panel,menu,form,ncurses,ncurses++,curses}.a /usr/lib32
Create symlinks in /usr/lib32:
rm -v /lib32/lib{ncurses,menu,panel,form,curses}.so
ln -svf ../../lib32/libncurses.so.5 /usr/lib32/libncurses.so
ln -svf ../../lib32/libncurses.so.5 /usr/lib32/libcurses.so
ln -svf ../../lib32/libmenu.so.5 /usr/lib32/libmenu.so
ln -svf ../../lib32/libpanel.so.5 /usr/lib32/libpanel.so
ln -svf ../../lib32/libform.so.5 /usr/lib32/libform.so
Give the Ncurses libraries execute permissions:
chmod 755 /lib32/lib{panel,menu,form,ncurses}.so.5.5
Details on this package are located in Section 10.18.2, “Contents of Ncurses.”