I downloaded the source code of cli-visualizer in Git-Hub, it is not found in Slackbuilds, I have all its dependencies installed, but when compiling the following message appears.

/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-slackware-linux/5.5.0/../../../../x86_64-slackware-linux/bin/ld: no se puede encontrar -ltinfo
collect2: error: ld devolvió el estado de salida 1
Makefile:249: fallo en las instrucciones para el objetivo 'vis'
make: *** [vis] Error 1
Found libpulse-simple, enabling pulseaudio support
cp /root/cli-visualizer-master/build/vis /bin/
cp: no se puede efectuar `stat' sobre '/root/cli-visualizer-master/build/vis': No existe el fichero o el directorio
Makefile:238: fallo en las instrucciones para el objetivo 'install'
make: *** [install] Error 1

I can see that the problem is not finding ltinfo from ncurses library.
I followed the advice of this post to make a symbolic link to solve it.

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...2b-4175568815/

The symbolic link was made but I still get the same problem when compiling cli-visualizer, What more can I do?

Thank you

can you please
a) give a link to the repo you cloned
b) repeat the command by prepending LC_ALL=C (so the output's in english)
c) use code tags
d) show us the command used

1 members found this post helpful.

That's a confusing subject line. ‘Cant’ has been a word for a long time with several meanings (five nouns, an adverb, six verbs) such as the first-listed noun one being an edge, border, or brink, and 38 other definitions, which one perhaps most heard nowadays (such as in roleplaying games) that a cant indicates one of various types of dialect. If you happened to mean ‘can't,’ that's quite different and is why proper grammar, including apostrophes, is necessary. If you were discussing C programming on Slackware and tried to abbreviate ‘int main (void)’ ‘int mainvoid,’ you'd be sorry for leaving punctuation out there as well.

I wouldn't really call compiling something on Slackware a ‘newbie’ question... if you can't get to an answer here, maybe ask if it can be moved to the Slackware forum.

Thank you for answering ondoho:

a) The link to the repo I cloned: https://github.com/dpayne/cli-visualizer

b) cli-visualizer-master/build/MpdAudioSource.o /root/Descargas/cli-visualizer-master/build/PulseAudioSource.o /root/Descargas/cli-visualizer-master/build/AudioSource.o -lfftw3 -lm -lstdc++ -ltinfo -lpulse -lpulse-simple -lncursesw
/usr/x86_64-slackware-linux/bin/ld: cannot find -ltinfo
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Makefile:249: recipe for target 'vis' failed
make: *** [vis] Error 1
Found libpulse-simple, enabling pulseaudio support
cp /root/Descargas/cli-visualizer-master/build/vis /bin/
cp: cannot stat '/root/Descargas/cli-visualizer-master/build/vis': No such file or directory
Makefile:238: recipe for target 'install' failed
make: *** [install] Error 1

c) What should I understand by code tags, I'm a general practitioner, Linux enthusiast, I do not know much about technical jargon.
I had never posted here. I'm still familiar with the structure of the forum. I see attacks just by simple apostrophes '. Typical in linux world

d) Command ./install.sh being inside to the folder: cli-visualizer-master

Thank you again

---------------------------

dchmelik: <non-English content removed>
I know about the importance of apostrophes or double quotes in programming, this conversation is not code

1 members found this post helpful.

https://www.startpage.com/do/dsearch...t+find+-ltinfo
you need tinfo library, and ld needs to be able to find it.
have you consider the installation prerequisites?

1 members found this post helpful.

You did not even post your build environment

Which compiler and other essential libaries.

and some stuff on git does not compile with a lot of bug fixing.

--

the proper way for a user with no knowledge is to find someone from yuor distro and ask for a package.

--

Sometimes I wonder if some guys are unable to read.

No such file or directory

replace quote wiht CODE and you get fields like shown above. QUite common on those forums

Found this regarding libtinfo:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...2b-4175568815/

1 members found this post helpful.

Odoho.
I mentioned it from the beginning
I know perfectly that the libtinfo dependency is missing, which is included in ncurses (although they do not name it as a dependency in installation readme but that marks the output of the terminal), the problem from what I read before is that it seems that slackware does not include libtinfo within ncurses for some reason and they give as a solution to make a symbolic link from libinfo to ncurses...

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...2b-4175568815/

Roman

you are very right, there are many people who see their weaknesses projected on others, do not read and cynically make others see that they do not read

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...2b-4175568815/

brianL.

If you want to take you with jokes, I make them very heavy and then many of them come out crying, be careful who you kid. Respect is good, it does not get you in trouble
If I made the jokes that I have in mind for you, they would take me out of this forum

<non-English content removed>

I took the liberty to translate your proseI personally would prefer if you posted in English only.

1 members found this post helpful.

what's wrong with that person?

anyway...

yes, but that's the second error.
have to fix the first error first.

Hi VimTau, your insults are wasted on me. I'm thick-skinned, and insults roll off me like the proverbial water off a duck's back. And my parents have been dead for over 20 years, so they won't be bothered either.
<Non-English content removed.>

Thanks for the translation, AwsomeMachine.

Given what has transpired on this thread, here are my views:

@dchmelik: That was disrespectful of you to criticise VimTau on their use of the English language. It was a very minor mistake indeed and there are regularly more fundamental grammar and spelling errors on here. It's not a big problem, we understand that LQ is a large international community and the key thing is that we are able to understand the posts that people make, which we definitely can in this case. I don't know what you were thinking, especially as VimTau is a newbie on here. Your thoughtless post resulted in the deterioration of the rest of the thread.

@VimTau: We have an eclectic bunch here on LQ. You shouldn't have reacted to the comments of one poster, especially by using pejorative language. That doesn't help anyone. And what was that reaction to brianL? No need at all for that. If you wanted to ignore what he posted then you should have done exactly that. You can't go about insulting other LQ members, especially for trivial reasons.

_roman_ is reportedly no longer around, but didn't help with their "Sometimes I wonder if some guys are unable to read." comment. There's no need for us to be sarcastic towards our fellow members. It achieves nothing.

Guys, you all contributed to this thread becoming a bit of a car crash. This isn't good for LQ. People should show more respect and understanding. We are here to solve problems and answer questions, not to have a go at our fellow posters.

1 members found this post helpful.

This thread is closed.

The question is valid and there is some great advice. However members' reactions and responses in this thread have been very disappointing.

@VimTau,

Just to advise, we have a Report button which you can, and should, use to report offending posts.

Meanwhile, one of your edited replies was extremely bad. Do not repeat that behavior if you choose to continue with the LQ site.

Suggest that you, as well as some of our other members all refresh their selves with:
LQ Site Rules
lQ Site FAQ

Thank you to the members who have provided valid and helpful advice, as well as those who did report the problems with this thread.