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05/02/2023

06:41 PM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Greg Shah wrote:
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> We need to automate the process for creating the *local* (not system-wide) patched version. ... Eugenie Lyzenko

03:52 PM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Added new page for [[p2j:Patching NCURSES Using Static Linking]] can be seen from "Building FWD From Source":/project... Eugenie Lyzenko

02:52 PM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Greg Shah wrote:
> Eugenie Lyzenko wrote:
> > I have updated instructions to use static linking. Please review. It ... Eugenie Lyzenko

02:27 PM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Eugenie Lyzenko wrote:
> I have updated instructions to use static linking. Please review. It is important everyone ... Greg Shah

01:09 PM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

The @5167a@ updated for review to revision @14554@.
All required @FWD@ changes to move to the @NCURSES@ static lin... Eugenie Lyzenko

12:58 PM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Greg Shah wrote:
> I will review the instructions shortly. We do need to make sure that we have a plan for all cust... Eugenie Lyzenko

12:46 PM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

I will review the instructions shortly. We do need to make sure that we have a plan for all customers to migrate the... Greg Shah

12:19 PM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

I have updated instructions to use static linking. Please review. It is important everyone see it as clear and able t... Eugenie Lyzenko

11:44 AM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Roger Borrello wrote:
> Are there steps to migrate from _dynamic-linked and patched_ to _static linked/no-patch_? On... Eugenie Lyzenko

11:36 AM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Are there steps to migrate from _dynamic-linked and patched_ to _static linked/no-patch_? Once we have a trunk that i... Roger Borrello

11:16 AM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Greg Shah wrote:
> I am OK with this.
The next steps:
1. I'm creating @5167a@ branch to commit @FWD@ changes.
... Eugenie Lyzenko

10:53 AM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

I am OK with this. Greg Shah

10:52 AM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Greg Shah wrote:
> Don't we already require that @libncurses-dev@ is installed to compile? ([[p2j:Install NCURSES D... Eugenie Lyzenko

09:12 AM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Greg Shah wrote:
> Roger: Are the scripts posted there the latest ones we are using in our standard workstation?
... Roger Borrello

08:42 AM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

> Another word you do not want to include @*.a@ files in @FWD@ project tree and link them as the @makefile@ change li... Greg Shah

08:21 AM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Greg Shah wrote:
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> Can these be found in the @LD_LIBRARY_PATH@? If so, we can augment that to point to our cust... Eugenie Lyzenko

08:13 AM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Greg Shah wrote:
> Don't we already require that @libncurses-dev@ is installed to compile? ([[p2j:Install NCURSES D... Eugenie Lyzenko

07:11 AM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Yes, we will move ahead with this approach now. Let's get the details figured out and you can implement the changes. Greg Shah

07:10 AM Support #5167 (WIP): using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Greg Shah

07:10 AM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Don't we already require that @libncurses-dev@ is installed to compile? ([[p2j:Install NCURSES Development Headers]]... Greg Shah

09:38 PM Support #5167 (Feedback): using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncu...

I made the compatibility testing for clean Ubuntu 22.04 system and statically linked patched ncurses calls from @libn... Eugenie Lyzenko

05/01/2023

03:53 PM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Greg Shah wrote:
> Please give this idea a try to see if it can work. You would patch a local version of the ncurse... Eugenie Lyzenko

04/27/2023

11:45 AM Support #5167: using static linking to eliminate the need to patch the system-wide ncurses

Please give this idea a try to see if it can work. You would patch a local version of the ncurses project and use it... Greg Shah

11:41 AM Bug #6208 (Closed): cleanup build warnings

Greg Shah