[MacPorts] #61498: dialog @1.3: configure: error: No curses header-files found (was: dialog 1.3 does not compile unter macOS Big Sur 11.0.1)

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#61498: dialog @1.3: configure: error: No curses header-files found
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  Reporter:  pejaham  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports    |    Version:  2.6.4
Resolution:           |   Keywords:  catalina bigsur
      Port:  dialog   |
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Changes (by ryandesign):

 * cc: Peter, Jacobsen (removed)
 * cc: pejaham (added)
 * keywords:  dialog w/ ncurses => catalina bigsur


Old description:

> I get an error installing dialog 1.3 under macOS 11.0.1 using Xcode 12.2.
> associated with ncurses. Other utilities using ncurses like tmux work
> fine.
>
> Is this a known problem?
>
> Thanks and regards
> Peter
>

> :info:configure checking pkg-config for ncursesw... yes
> :info:configure checking if the ncursesw package files work... no
> :info:configure Looking for ncursesw-config
> :info:configure checking for ncursesw-config... no
> :info:configure checking for ncursesw6-config... ncursesw6-config
> :info:configure checking if we have identified curses headers... none
> :info:configure configure: error: No curses header-files found
> :info:configure Command failed:  cd
> "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_dialog/dialog/work/dialog-1.3-20180621"
> && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --mandir=/opt/local/share/man --with-
> ncursesw
> :info:configure Exit code: 1
> :error:configure Failed to configure dialog, consult
> /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_dialog/dialog/work/dialog-1.3-20180621/config.log
> :error:configure Failed to configure dialog: configure failure: command
> execution failed
> :debug:configure Error code: NONE

New description:

 I get an error installing dialog 1.3 under macOS 11.0.1 using Xcode 12.2.
 associated with ncurses. Other utilities using ncurses like tmux work
 fine.

 Is this a known problem?

 Thanks and regards
 Peter

 {{{
 :info:configure checking pkg-config for ncursesw... yes
 :info:configure checking if the ncursesw package files work... no
 :info:configure Looking for ncursesw-config
 :info:configure checking for ncursesw-config... no
 :info:configure checking for ncursesw6-config... ncursesw6-config
 :info:configure checking if we have identified curses headers... none
 :info:configure configure: error: No curses header-files found
 :info:configure Command failed:  cd
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_dialog/dialog/work/dialog-1.3-20180621"
 && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --mandir=/opt/local/share/man --with-
 ncursesw
 :info:configure Exit code: 1
 :error:configure Failed to configure dialog, consult
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_dialog/dialog/work/dialog-1.3-20180621/config.log
 :error:configure Failed to configure dialog: configure failure: command
 execution failed
 :debug:configure Error code: NONE
 }}}

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Comment:

 Thanks for reporting.

 I can verify the problem. The configure script doesn't include the headers
 it needs, so the tests fail with error like:

 {{{
 configure:13188:1: error: implicit declaration of function 'putwc' is
 invalid in C99 [-Werror,-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
 }}}

 This is common problem affecting many older software packages, when using
 Xcode 12 or later, which is required for Big Sur.

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