ncurses - CRT screen handling and optimization package HOWTO

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

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