if it was written ca. 1988, then probably the curses libraries have seen quite a
few changes to the functions and what parameters are getting passed.

foodog wrote:
> 
> I know this belongs on the developers list, but I'm not susbscribed to
> it, rarely code anymore, and beseach thee to gimme a break.
> 
> I'm trying to port a program written in VAX C circa 1988 that uses
> Curses library calls. When I try to build it I get a bunch of errors,
> specifically:
> 
> [steve@gemini steve]$ cc bedit.c
> /tmp/ccNUfExw.o: In function `main':
> /tmp/ccNUfExw.o(.text+0x14e): undefined reference to `initscr'
> /tmp/ccNUfExw.o(.text+0x172): undefined reference to `newwin'
> /tmp/ccNUfExw.o(.text+0x1d2): undefined reference to `endwin'
> /tmp/ccNUfExw.o: In function `edit_buffer':
> /tmp/ccNUfExw.o(.text+0x369): undefined reference to `wprintw'
> /tmp/ccNUfExw.o(.text+0x39d): undefined reference to `wmove'
> /tmp/ccNUfExw.o: In function `first_screen':
> /tmp/ccNUfExw.o(.text+0x414): undefined reference to `wrefresh'
> /tmp/ccNUfExw.o: In function `key_not_supported':
> /tmp/ccNUfExw.o(.text+0x5b4): undefined reference to `werase'
> ... etc. etc. etc.
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> 
> I'm including stdio.h and curses.h.  The functions are listed in
> curses.h so I'm hoping there's some compiler switch I'm missing out on.
> Also note:
> $ rpm -qa | grep curses
> ncurses-5.2-12
> ncurses-devel-5.2-12
> 
> Anybody got a hint?  TIA,
> Steve
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