From b440ee4b84b557461b712c6f72f624eae29d6e33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Markus Armbruster Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 19:19:12 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Cover configure reporting "terminfo: no" in READMEs --- README | 5 +++++ src/client/README | 4 ++++ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/README b/README index 8c4964ce5..c49894916 100644 --- 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 957127ff5..d4bc9a8c9 100644 --- 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). -- 2.43.0