[Freeswitch-users] ./configure still fails with error: libtermcap, libcurses or libncurses are required!

[curriegrad2004]

ncurses is a pre-requsite for FreeSWITCH to run properly in the first place.

On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Vitalie Colosov <vetali100 at gmail.com> wrote:
> You need to install few other packages - full list is:
>
> yum install autoconf automake gcc-c++ git-core libjpeg-devel libtool make
> ncurses-devel pkgconfig
>
>
> You can find this description at the following section of the installation
> guide:
> http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Installation_Guide#CentOS
>
> Also, you might want to install the optional packages:
>
>  yum install unixODBC-devel openssl-devel gnutls-devel libogg-devel
> libvorbis-devel curl-devel libtiff-devel libjpeg-devel python-devel
> expat-devel zlib zlib-devel bzip2 which
>
>
> Regards,
> Vitalie
>
> 2011/12/23 Sean Devoy <sdevoy at bizfocused.com>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am a NooB to FreeSwitch.  Sorry if I should start elsewhere, I can’t
>> figure out where.
>>
>>
>>
>> I ran the recommended installation instructions, including installing
>> Centos 5.7 from boot DVD.
>>
>>
>>
>> I installed and compiled GIT, regardless of the errors in the install
>> guide.
>>
>> I ran:
>>
>> cd /usr/local/src
>>
>> git clone git://git.freeswitch.org/freeswitch.git
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I went to:
>>
>> cd /usr/local/src/freeswitch
>>
>> Ran:
>>
>> ./bootstrap.sh
>>
>> That required me to “yum install “  autoconf, automake and lib??? (I dont
>> recall), then it would run.
>>
>>
>>
>> And tried:
>>
>> ./configure
>>
>> Which of course terminates with:
>>
>> configure: error: libtermcap, libcurses or libncurses are required!
>>
>>
>>
>> I have “yum install”ed libtermcap,
>> libcurse,libncurese,termcap,ncurses,curses and everything else I can
>> possibly find a reference to.  That help a lot (a.k.a. NONE).  Now I get:
>>
>> configure: error: libtermcap, libcurses or libncurses are required!
>>
>>
>>
>> I have googled and read and searched.  I was happy to see where this was a
>> known problem.  I was disappointed to see NO help on what to do since it was
>> “fixed”.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am trying not to ask dumb questions, but I am struggling here.
>>
>>
>>
>> It is possible for a mere mortal to install FreeSwitch on a new system?
>>  Is there a set of install instructions that match the current realease?
>>
>>
>>
>> I am fighting the urge to throw Linux out the window and go with the
>> Windows build.  I have made a living of MS products for over 20 years, but
>> there seems to be nobody left there with a brain.  I am trying to move on.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>
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