GDB installation problem
 

Hi there, I am trying to install GDB-6.9 on i686-pc-linux-gnu
but there is an error message:

configure: error: no termcap library found
make[1]: *** [configure-gdb] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/lib/gdb-6.8'
make: *** [all] Error 2


Does anyone know what's wrong with it?
Thanks a lot!

Hi -

Obviously, the first step is to install "termcap" (if you don't already have it).

It sounds like you're trying to build GDB from source. If you're sure you've got "termcap", and it still doesn't work, then try this:
http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/...readId=1330914

'hope that helps .. PSM

When configure asks for "name" it means (lib)name-devel.

So you will have to install one of these :
libtermcap-devel , ncurses-devel , libncurses5-dev
... all depending on which Linux, you have :
http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/...Ask_a_Question
http://linuxsilo.net/docs/smart-questions_en.html

But anyway : You should really use your package manager
to install 'gdb'. That is the correct Linux way to do it.
.....