Cover configure reporting "terminfo: no" in READMEs

[empserver] / src / client / README

diff --git a/src/client/README b/src/client/README
index 957127ff565117204fc04565271d7cd50ba094b7..d4bc9a8c941ffa582511287888b1e389bc3b3c8f 100644 (file)
--- a/src/client/README
+++ b/src/client/README
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ instructions.  Quick guide for the impatient: run configure; make;
 make install.  The last step is optional; everything runs fine right
 from the build tree.
 
+If configure reports "terminfo: no" in its configuration summary,
+highlighting doesn't work.  Commonly caused by not having development
+libraries installed.  On Linux, try installing ncurses-devel.
+
 The client connects to the Changeling blitz by default.  Use
 environment variables EMPIREHOST and EMPIREPORT to connect to another
 game (see manual page for details).