error installing texinfo-4.8 chapter 5.29

the2k · 09-11-2006, 02:18 PM

Hi there,

i don't know if anyone can offer any help but i'm when i try in install texinfo-4.8 i'm getting

Code:

undefined reference to 'tgetstr'
undefined reference to 'tgetflag'

error messages before make fails

i'm not sure but from the limited information i have been able to find out on the web this might be something to do with ncurses, but that appeared to install without any problems

thanks for any help

Mike

TSquaredF · 09-15-2006, 08:48 PM

Hello, Mike
About 30 minutes ago, I came into this forum looking for help with exactly the same issue. I did know, however, that the package would 'configure' & 'make' properly in my /tmp directory, while it would not in $LFS/sources. I did a bit of poking around in the mailing lists & found a quote to the effect that "if ncurses is improperly installed, you get those error messages". I went back, reinstalled ncurses & texinfo installed flawlessly. Try reinstalling ncurses.
Regards,
Bill

banko · 10-03-2006, 02:47 AM

LOL,

Definitely a problem! I am doing two computers using the CLFS Multi-Lib book. Both systems get exactly to the same stage and shoot out the same errors as above...

Code:

undefined reference to `tgoto'
undefined reference to `tputs'
undefined reference to `tgetnum'
undefined reference to `tgetstr'
undefined reference to `tgetflag'

I tried your response and went back and reinstalled Ncurses-5.5:

Code:

CC="${CC} ${BUILD64}" CXX="${CXX} ${BUILD64}" \
   ./configure --prefix=/tools --with-shared \
   --build=${CLFS_HOST} --host=${CLFS_TARGET} \
   --without-debug --without-ada \
   --enable-overwrite --with-build-cc=gcc \
   --libdir=/tools/lib64; \
make && make install

It installs just fine with no errors at all, but then I retried Texinfo-4.8, and received the exact same error messages again....

Anyother ideas guys?

TSquaredF · 10-04-2006, 07:18 AM

Hi, banko,
I'm sorry, but I have no further suggestions. Reinstalling ncurses worked the first time for me. In fact, just a couple of days ago, I got lfs to boot & run, so now I'm into blfs.
Regards,
Bill