Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:30:58 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Patch and directions for compiling GNU screen 3.9.15 on cygwin Message-ID: <20031121213058.GC18828@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <71A0F7B0F1F4F94F85F3D64C4BD0CCFE03EEE8CC AT bmkc1svmail01 DOT am DOT mfg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <71A0F7B0F1F4F94F85F3D64C4BD0CCFE03EEE8CC@bmkc1svmail01.am.mfg> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 02:50:18PM -0600, Parker, Ron wrote: >I created a patch for GNU screen 3.9.15 that will allow it to be compiled >and installed on Cygwin. The patch is attached below, the basic build and >install procedure is: > > $ tar xzf {tar-path}/screen-3.9.15.tar.gz > $ cd screen-3.9.15 > $ patch -p1 -s <{patch-path}/screen-3.9.15-cygwin.diff > $ autoconf > $ ./configure > $ make > $ make install > >Manual add the termcap and terminfo settings for screen. > $ cd terminfo > $ cat screencap >>/etc/termcap > $ tic screeninfo.src > >If everything works as planned screen should now be in /usr/local/bin. See >if it is: > $ which screen > >The patch is attached. Wow, that was *it*? It seems like a pretty simple patch if this really gets things working. Can I entice you into being the package maintainer for screen? There's a gold star in it for you! cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/