[Clfs-support] texinfo (section 6.28 of book) maake fails

[Joe Ciccone]

b-vol wrote:
> Greetings
>
> I am building a 64-bit (host amd64 cblfs kernel 2.6.31.6 gcc4.3.2).  I have a 
> problem with texinfo-4.13a  (section 6.28 of book)  (unpatched) make:-
>
> make -C tools/gnulib/lib (works)
> make -C tools (works)
> make (fails)
> ....Compiler spew below:-
> #######
>
> terminal.o: In function `terminal_end_using_terminal':                                                                                      
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:166: undefined reference 
> to `tputs'                                                   
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:175: undefined reference 
> to `tputs'                                                   
> terminal.o: In function `terminal_begin_using_terminal':                                                                                    
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:135: undefined reference 
> to `tputs'                                                   
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:144: undefined reference 
> to `tputs'                                                   
> terminal.o: In function `terminal_get_screen_size':                                                                                         
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:481: undefined reference 
> to `tgetnum'                                                 
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:493: undefined reference 
> to `tgetnum'                                                 
> terminal.o: In function `terminal_initialize_terminal':                                                                                     
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:539: undefined reference 
> to `tgetent'                                                 
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:553: undefined reference 
> to `tgetstr'                                                 
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:579: undefined reference 
> to `tgetstr'                                                 
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:580: undefined reference 
> to `tgetstr'                                                 
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:581: undefined reference 
> to `tgetstr'                                                 
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:582: undefined reference 
> to `tgetstr'                                                 
> terminal.o:/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:585: more 
> undefined references to `tgetstr' follow                         
> terminal.o: In function `terminal_initialize_terminal':                                                                                     
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:617: undefined reference 
> to `tgetflag'
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:620: undefined reference 
> to `tgetstr'
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:628: undefined reference 
> to `tgetstr'
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:629: undefined reference 
> to `tgetstr'
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:630: undefined reference 
> to `tgetstr'
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:631: undefined reference 
> to `tgetstr'
> terminal.o:/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:633: more 
> undefined references to `tgetstr' follow
> terminal.o: In function `terminal_initialize_terminal':
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:617: undefined reference 
> to `tgetflag'
> terminal.o: In function `terminal_goto_xy':
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:235: undefined reference 
> to `tgoto'
> terminal.o: In function `terminal_delete_lines':
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:365: undefined reference 
> to `tgoto'
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:365: undefined reference 
> to `tputs'
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:369: undefined reference 
> to `tputs'
> terminal.o: In function `terminal_insert_lines':
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:389: undefined reference 
> to `tgoto'
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:389: undefined reference 
> to `tputs'
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:393: undefined reference 
> to `tputs'
> terminal.o: In function `terminal_ring_bell':
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:348: undefined reference 
> to `tputs'
> terminal.o: In function `terminal_end_inverse':
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:332: undefined reference 
> to `tputs'
> terminal.o: In function `terminal_begin_inverse':
> /mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:320: undefined reference 
> to `tputs'
> terminal.o:/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:308: more 
> undefined references to `tputs' follow
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[3]: *** [ginfo] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info'
> make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info'
> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13'
> make: *** [all] Error 2
>
> ############
> suggestions welcomed
>
> sincerely
> bvol
>
>   
You need to install the ncurses development package on your host system.