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Hi,
I tried to update vim using source from github.
while try make command I've got this error
no terminal library found
checking for tgetent()... configure: error: NOT FOUND!
You need to install a terminal library; for example ncurses.
Or specify the name of the library with --with-tlib.
make[2]: *** [config] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/Downloads/vim/src'
make[1]: *** [reconfig] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/Downloads/vim/src'
make: *** [first] Error 2
you need to find/read the documentation about how to prepare your environment (if you want to build it). From the other hand the suggestion is there: You need to install a terminal library; for example ncurses.
I need to install ncurses-devel
while ncurses already installed
A general rule of thumb while building is that error messages about missing libraries during the configure stage always refer to the library headers (the devel or dev package) and not the runtime library, because that's what the configure script actually checks. On the other hand, an error message about missing functions during the make stage does refer to the library itself, because those messages come from the linking loader.
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