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This page is found at https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/announce.htmlhttps://invisible-island.net/ncurses/announce.html. The Ncurses (new curses) library is a free software emulation of curses in System V Release 4.0, and more. It uses Terminfo format, supports pads and color and multiple highlights and forms characters and function-key mapping, and has all the other SYSV-curses enhancements over BSD Curses. The ncurses code was developed under GNU/Linux. Dec 06, 2018 Among other places, ncurses can be obtained for macOS here: The MacPorts Project You made mention of version neither for macOS nor ncurses; here is somewhat dated. Now go into the ncurses folder and run a port install: cd devel/ncurses sudo port install It attempts to compile. Sadly this is as far as I got. Compiler encounters errors — at least using the toolchain & libraries that I have on macOS Sierra. Installing this 12-year-old version of ncurses may no longer be straightforward.
I need to compile an application with ncurses library and header files. How do I install install ncurses libs and header files on a Linux operating system? How do I write a simple hello world program using the ncurses and compile it on a Linux?GNU ncurses is software API for controlling writing to the console screen under Unix, Linux and other operating systems. You can create text-based user interfaces (TUI) on a Linux or Unix-like system using ncurses library. [donotprint][/donotprint]
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Installing the ncurses library in Debian/Ubuntu Linux
- You need to install the following two packages:
libncurses5-dev : Developer’s libraries for ncurses
libncursesw5-dev : Developer’s libraries for ncursesw - Open the Terminal application.
- Type the following apt-get command to install ncurses header and libs:
sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev
Sample outputs:
Installing the ncurses library in CentOS/RHEL/Scientific Linux 6.x/7.x+ and Fedora Linux 21 or older
- You need to install the following package:
ncurses-devel : Developer's libraries for ncurses - Open the Terminal application.
- Type the following yum command to install ncurses header and libs:
sudo yum install ncurses-devel
Sample outputs:
Installing the ncurses library in Fedora Linux 22.x+
- You need to install the following package:
ncurses-devel : Developer's libraries for ncurses - Open the Terminal application.
- Type the following dnf command to install ncurses header and libs:
sudo dnf install ncurses-devel
How do compile C program and use the ncurses library?
Create a test program called hello.c as follows:
First, make sure you install GNU/GCC C compiler on a Linux:
To link to the ncurses library pass the -lncurses option to gcc/cc command:
Run it:
Sample outputs:
$ cc -o output input.c -lncurses
$ cc -o hello hello.c -lncurses
Run it:
$ ./hello
Sample outputs:
Here is another program:
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Compile and run it as follows:
Sample outputs:
$ cc -o curwin1 curwin1.c -lncurses
$ ./curwin1
Sample outputs:
See this page and GNU ncurses project home page for more information.
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