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2021-06-04 - 6.1 -> 6.2 - Added https link for invisible-mirror.net 2018-07-25 - Added a few more configure flags - Fix up symlinks more just in case 2018-07-24 - 6.0 -> 6.1 - Changed web site URL to https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/, added a note with a link to the GNU page - Use ftpmirror.gnu.org instead of ftp.gnu.org - Use dev-patches.zip instead of downloading each one, one at a time - Added prerequisite links: pkg-config, ctags 2017-05-25 - 5.9 -> 6.0 - Updated Slackware note for 14.0, .1 and .2, removed older than 13.37 2012-05-10 - Updated to include the latest patches, including the roll-up patch and 20 more 2011-07-10 - 5.6 -> 5.9 - Updated Slackware note for 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1 and 13.37, removed older 2008-01-03 - Updated the rollup patch from 20070714 to 20071201, added two patches after that 2007-09-11 - Updated the rollup patch to 20070714 - Updated Slackware note for 12.0 2007-06-08 - 5.5 -> 5.6 - Updated Slackware note for 11.0 - Updated the patches Sep 8, 2006 - Updated the rollup patch to 20060625, patches since then Apr 10, 2006 - Updated the rollup patch to 20060128, added other patches that have come out since then Nov 2, 2005 - 5.4 -> 5.5 Sep 30, 2005 - Updated Slack note for 10.2 - Updated the rollup patch from 20050319 to 20050827 and added the four patches that have come out sine then Jul 28, 2005 - Updated Slack note for 10.1 - Removed make, gcc, binutils, and fileutils/coreutils links - Changed md5sum verification to output OK (or not) - Added sha1sum verification - Moved source directory (see note <a href="?msd">here</a>) - Rearranged options to shut up new version of find - root.root -> root:root, run when $UID = 0 - Updated the rollup patch from 20040711 to 20050319 - Instead of bunzip2-ing the patch, then running it, then re-bzip2-ing it, pipe bzcat to sh and run it directly - Create a directory in ~/installed for the tarball and all of the patches - Added patches (19) that have come out since the rollup patch Oct 6, 2004 - textutils -> fileutils -> coreutils - Added three more patches Sep 16, 2004 - Updated the patch count from three to a rollout patch (a big one comprising lots of little ones) and eight weekly ones - Updated the note about what versions come with Slackware - Updated cleanup and fix-up of libraries and their symlinks - Added note about removing library files - Added (obvious) prerequisites Mar 2, 2004 - Added link to home download URL in case of trouble with ftp.gnu.org - Added note about versions that come with Slackware - Changed ftp://ftp.gnu.org to http://ftp.gnu.org - Added gpg verification of the tarball - Added application of three patches - Remove old ncurses patches from ~/installed too (in addition to tarballs) Sep 9, 2003 - Removed use of ftp.gnu.org's sha1sums file (which doesn't exist any more) with a verified (after they got cracked) md5sum Jul 25, 2003 - Modernized the howto Dec 12, 2002 - Set to use sha1sums at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/ - Updated removal of old versions Oct 25, 2002 - ncurses 5.2 -> 5.3 - Added removal of previous version - Added sha1sum verification of tarball, added gpg verification of sha1sums