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.
 
+    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'.
 

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).