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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am a NooB to FreeSwitch. Sorry if I should start elsewhere, I can’t figure out where.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I ran the recommended installation instructions, including installing Centos 5.7 from boot DVD.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I installed and compiled GIT, regardless of the errors in the install guide.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I ran:<o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:dashed #2F6FAB 1.0pt;padding:12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt;background:white'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.2pt;background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>cd /usr/local/src<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.2pt;background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>git clone git://git.freeswitch.org/freeswitch.git<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I went to:<o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:dashed #2F6FAB 1.0pt;padding:12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt;background:white'><pre style='line-height:13.2pt;background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>cd /usr/local/src/freeswitch<o:p></o:p></span></pre></div><p class=MsoNormal>Ran:<o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:dashed #2F6FAB 1.0pt;padding:12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt;background:white'><pre style='line-height:13.2pt;background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>./bootstrap.sh<o:p></o:p></span></pre></div><p class=MsoNormal>That required me to “yum install “ autoconf, automake and lib??? (I dont recall), then it would run.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And tried:<o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:dashed #2F6FAB 1.0pt;padding:12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt;background:white'><pre style='line-height:13.2pt;background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>./configure<o:p></o:p></span></pre></div><p class=MsoNormal>Which of course terminates with:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>configure: error: libtermcap, libcurses or libncurses are required!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>configure: error: libtermcap, libcurses or libncurses are required!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am trying not to ask dumb questions, but I am struggling here.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sean<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>