Re: [patch/rfc] Build TUI when curses

[Bob Rossi <bob@brasko.net>]

On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 10:18:16AM -0500, Michael Elizabeth Chastain wrote:
> If there is no curses library, then readline won't build, so it's okay
> for gdb to require curses as well (until someone reorganizes gdb so that
> it can be built without readline).

Are you sure readline requires curses to build?

This is in readline's ./configure --help
Optional Packages:
--with-curses           use the curses library instead of the termcap
                          library

Also, this is from readline's INSTALL file,

`--with-curses'
    This tells readline that it can find the termcap library functions
    (tgetent, et al.) in the curses library, rather than a separate
    termcap library.  Readline uses the termcap functions, but does not
    link with the termcap or curses library itself, allowing applications
    which link with readline the to choose an appropriate library.
    This option tells readline to link the example programs with the
    curses library rather than libtermcap.

Bob Rossi