Weird problem with ncurses(w)

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jan 27, 2007, at 19:56, Paulo Moura wrote:

> There seems to be something wrong with the latest versions of ncurse 
> (w). After installation using MacPorts I get:
>
> pmmbp:/opt/local/lib pmoura$ ll *ncurses*
> -rwxr-xr-x   2 root  admin  118484 Jan 28 00:50 libncurses++.a
> -rwxr-xr-x   2 root  admin  118484 Jan 28 00:47 libncurses++w.a
> -rwxr-xr-x   2 root  admin  283248 Jan 28 00:50 libncurses.5.dylib
> -rw-r--r--   2 root  admin  435772 Jan 28 00:50 libncurses.a
> lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  admin      18 Jan 28 00:50 libncurses.dylib ->  
> libncurses.5.dylib
> -rwxr-xr-x   2 root  admin  330476 Jan 28 00:47 libncursesw.5.dylib
> -rw-r--r--   2 root  admin  504396 Jan 28 00:47 libncursesw.a
> lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  admin      19 Jan 28 00:48 libncursesw.dylib - 
> > libncursesw.5.dylib
> pmmbp:/opt/local/lib pmoura$ otool -L libncurses.5.dylib
> libncurses.5.dylib:
>         /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_ 
> dports_devel_ncurses/work/destroot/opt/local/lib/libncurses.5.dylib  
> (compatibility version 5.0.0, current version 5.0.0)
>         /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0,  
> current version 88.3.4)
> pmmbp:/opt/local/lib pmoura$ otool -L libncursesw.5.dylib
> libncursesw.5.dylib:
>         /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_ 
> dports_devel_ncursesw/work/destroot/opt/local/lib/libncursesw. 
> 5.dylib (compatibility version 5.0.0, current version 5.0.0)
>         /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0,  
> current version 88.3.4)

I installed ncurses and ncursesw on my PowerBook G4 last week. I have  
just about the same output as you do.


> This breaks other software that I'm trying to install on my MacBook  
> Pro (10.4.8 with the latest updates). I'm using a fresh install of  
> MacPorts, updated to the latest version. Your help is appreciated.

In what way is this broken? Is the problem that it is listing a path  
in the work directory that no longer exists? What problems do you  
encounter when trying to install other software -- what error  
messages appear? Do you know what changes need to be made to ncurses  
(or ncursesw) to solve the problem?