Re: libcurses problem

In comp.databases.informix Andrew Hamm <ahamm@mail.com> wrote: > Neil Truby wrote: >> I'm really stuck :-( >> Running Informix 5.20 on SuSE Server 8. >> >> When I try to compile a 4gl program I get: >> >> informix@dell:/exports/andy> c4gl test.4gl >> /opt/informix/5.20/lib/esql/libifos.so: the use of `mktemp' is >> dangerous, better use `mkstemp' >> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-suse-linux/3.2.2/../../../../i486-suse- >> linux/bin/ld: cannot find -lcurses >> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > ignore the warning. > Find the part of the script that brings on curses (ie -lcurses) and replace > with -lncurses. See what happens. Curses and ncurses are different > libraries. This is suse? I'm surprised that ifx is calling on curses - i not on SuSE. The "-lcurses" that used to be different on Linux systems from ncurses hasn't been delivered by anyone for 6-7 years. > didn't know it existed on linux. If you can find an RPM of curses then > install it. -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net