[plug] compiling Vim

[Trent Lloyd]

I believe I know why, you need the ncurses-dev packages


-because, sure enough, the ./configure output explained:
>..
>checking for tgetent in -lncurses... no
>checking for tgetent in -ltermlib... no
>checking for tgetent in -ltermcap... no
>checking for tgetent in -lcurses... no

apt-get install ncurses-dev

>Linux From Scratch 
>(http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue49/misc/beekmans/LFS-HOWTO-9.html#ss9.1) 
>explains:
>"
>Also Vim doesn't compile with gcc 2.95.2, so we have to compile it with 
>gcc 2.7.2.3 as well.
>Compile the package by running make CC=/usr/gcc2723/bin/gcc
>"
>
>I have gcc 2.95.4. The gcc 2.7.2.3 appears not to be part of woody (or 
>potato).


afaik, the latest gcc is fine with it, in the latest lfs anyway (ive done it)
you just need the ncurses-dev package

Trent Lloyd

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