Patch and directions for compiling GNU screen 3.9.15 on cygwin
Christopher Faylor
cgf-no-personal-reply-please@cygwin.com
Fri Nov 21 21:30:00 GMT 2003
On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 02:50:18PM -0600, Parker, Ron wrote:
>I created a patch for GNU screen 3.9.15 that will allow it to be compiled
>and installed on Cygwin. The patch is attached below, the basic build and
>install procedure is:
>
> $ tar xzf {tar-path}/screen-3.9.15.tar.gz
> $ cd screen-3.9.15
> $ patch -p1 -s <{patch-path}/screen-3.9.15-cygwin.diff
> $ autoconf
> $ ./configure
> $ make
> $ make install
>
>Manual add the termcap and terminfo settings for screen.
> $ cd terminfo
> $ cat screencap >>/etc/termcap
> $ tic screeninfo.src
>
>If everything works as planned screen should now be in /usr/local/bin. See
>if it is:
> $ which screen
>
>The patch is attached.
Wow, that was *it*? It seems like a pretty simple patch if this really gets
things working. Can I entice you into being the package maintainer for screen?
There's a gold star in it for you!
cgf
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