ChangeLog
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