Problem in installing Curses

[nagalenoj]

Dear monks,

I have tried to install the Curses module. When I use the cpan unix command to install, it is not getting installed but displaying errors. I am using perl 5.8.

I checked the dependency modules and test reports in cpantesters, It displayed as 'Couldn't get dependencies'.

Then, I checked the bugs , but I didn't find any relevant bugs too.

I hope, someone would have tried to install the module. So, kindly guide me in this.

[marto]

Unless you tell us what the errors are it is difficult to advise. Have you read the INSTALL file?

Martin

[nagalenoj]

Dear monk,

The error is as follows,

cpan> force install Curses
Running install for module Curses
Running make for G/GI/GIRAFFED/Curses-1.27.tgz
Checksum for /home/nagalenoj/.cpan/sources/authors/id/G/GI/GIRAFFED/Cu
+rses-1.27.tgz ok
Curses-1.27/
Curses-1.27/gen.tar
Curses-1.27/ppport.h
Curses-1.27/MAINTENANCE
Curses-1.27/t/
Curses-1.27/t/00-load.t
Curses-1.27/HISTORY
Curses-1.27/INSTALL
Curses-1.27/Copying
Curses-1.27/testint.c
Curses-1.27/demo2
Curses-1.27/CursesBoot.c
Curses-1.27/README
Curses-1.27/testsym.c
Curses-1.27/testtyp.c
Curses-1.27/MANIFEST
Curses-1.27/Artistic
Curses-1.27/test.syms
Curses-1.27/CursesTyp.h
Curses-1.27/Curses.c
Curses-1.27/CursesCon.c
Curses-1.27/Curses.pm
Curses-1.27/CursesVar.c
Curses-1.27/Makefile.PL
Curses-1.27/CursesFun.c
Curses-1.27/cdemo.c
Curses-1.27/demo.form
Curses-1.27/list.syms
Curses-1.27/demo.menu
Curses-1.27/demo
Curses-1.27/demo.panel
Curses-1.27/gdc
Curses-1.27/hints/
Curses-1.27/hints/c-gnukfreebsd.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-darwin.old.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-freebsd.bsd.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-netbsd.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-sunos.ncurses.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-vms.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-os2.ncurses.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-sco.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-next.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-sunos.sysv.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-linux.ncurses.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-cygwin.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-openbsd.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-isc.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-dynixptx.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-bsdos.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-solaris.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-irix.bsd.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-hpux.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-MSWin32.borland.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-bsd386.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-dgux.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-irix.ncurses.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-linux.bsd.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-aix.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-freebsd.ncurses.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-none.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-darwin.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-svr4.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-dec_osf.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-sunos.bsd.h
Curses-1.27/hints/c-MSWin32.visualc.h
Removing previously used /home/nagalenoj/.cpan/build/Curses-1.27

  CPAN.pm: Going to build G/GI/GIRAFFED/Curses-1.27.tgz

GEN    function:  not applicable
PANELS functions: not enabled
MENUS  functions: not enabled
FORMS  functions: not enabled

Making a guess for -I and -L/-l options...
Guesses:
  includes:    '-I/usr/include/ncurses'
  libs:        '-lncurses'
  Curses type: ncurses
Making a guess for "c-config.h"...
Choosing hints file 'hints/c-linux.ncurses.h'
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Curses
cp Curses.pm blib/lib/Curses.pm
/usr/bin/perl test.syms
Checking capabilities of the Ncurses libraries.
Set CURSES_VERBOSE environment variable to see the details of the test
+s.

Doing test compiles with the compile command 'cc -DSYM="_C_SYM_" -I/us
+r/include/ncurses -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDE
+BIAN -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOU
+RCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -o _C_FILE_ _C_FILE_.c  -L/usr/local/lib -
+lncurses>/dev/null 2>&1'
function 'waddch' NOT found
function 'wechochar' NOT found
function 'waddchstr' NOT found
function 'waddchnstr' NOT found
function 'waddstr' NOT found
function 'waddnstr' NOT found
function 'wattroff' NOT found

--
-A big list is displayed as NOT found
--

typedef 'MEVENT' NOT found
typedef 'mmask_t' NOT found
typedef 'SCREEN' NOT found
cc -c  -I/usr/include/ncurses -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAV
+E_PIDS -DDEBIAN -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LA
+RGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2   -DVERSION=\"1.27\" -DXS_V
+ERSION=\"1.27\" -fPIC "-I/usr/lib/perl/5.8/CORE"   Curses.c
In file included from Curses.c:11:
c-config.h:7:21: error: ncurses.h: No such file or directory
Curses.c: In function 'c_domove':
Curses.c:120: error: expected declaration specifiers before 'WINDOW'
Curses.c: In function 'c_chtype2sv':
Curses.c:171: error: 'ERR' undeclared (first use in this function)
Curses.c:171: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
Curses.c:171: error: for each function it appears in.)
Curses.c: At top level:
Curses.c:316: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' 
+before '*' token
Curses.c:320: error: expected identifier or '(' before '{' token
Curses.c: In function 'c_window2sv':
Curses.c:335: error: expected declaration specifiers before 'WINDOW'
In file included from Curses.c:390:
CursesFun.c: In function 'XS_Curses_longname':
CursesFun.c:3139: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer w
+ithout a cast
CursesFun.c: In function 'XS_Curses_touchline':
CursesFun.c:3240: error: 'WINDOW' undeclared (first use in this functi
+on)
CursesFun.c:3240: error: 'win' undeclared (first use in this function)
CursesFun.c:3240: error: 'stdscr' undeclared (first use in this functi
+on)
CursesFun.c:3241: error: 'OK' undeclared (first use in this function)
CursesFun.c:3244: error: 'ERR' undeclared (first use in this function)
make: *** [Curses.o] Error 1
  /usr/bin/make  -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  make had returned bad status, install seems impossible

[wazoox]

My best bet is that you haven't got the ncurses development libraries installed. Check that you have something like "ncurses-dev" installed using your distribution package manager.

[marto]

Which OS are you running? Did you pay attention to section 4 of the INSTALL file?

Martin