Cover configure reporting "terminfo: no" in READMEs

diff --git a/README b/README
index 8c4964ce5e77c22a82f7b0abc82f32c49b7b6cfe..c49894916cdd3c3a6122d0564d0d6ffe34cfad4c 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ To build the server and set up a game, follow the steps below.
     make install.  The last step is optional; everything runs fine
     right from the build tree.
 
     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 in the client.  Commonly caused by not
+    having development libraries installed.  On Linux, try installing
+    ncurses-devel.
+

     If make fails without doing anything, you're probably not using
     GNU make.  Some systems have it installed as `gmake'.
 
     If make fails without doing anything, you're probably not using
     GNU make.  Some systems have it installed as `gmake'.
 

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.
 
 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).
 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).