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ncursesw5-config(1) General Commands Manual ncursesw5-config(1)

NAME

ncursesw5-config - helper script for ncurses libraries

SYNOPSIS

ncursesw5-config [options]

DESCRIPTION

This is a shell script which simplifies configuring applications against a particular set of ncurses libraries.

OPTIONS

echos the package-prefix of ncurses
echos the executable-prefix of ncurses
echos the C compiler flags needed to compile with ncurses
echos the libraries needed to link with ncurses
echos the release+patchdate version of ncurses
echos the ABI version of ncurses
echos the mouse-interface version of ncurses
echos the directory containing ncurses programs
echos the directory containing ncurses data
echos the directory containing ncurses header files
echos the directory containing ncurses libraries
echos the directory containing ncurses manpages
echos the $TERMINFO terminfo database path, e.g.,
/etc/terminfo
echos the $TERMINFO_DIRS directory list, e.g.,
/etc/terminfo:/lib/terminfo:/usr/share/terminfo
echos the $TERMPATH termcap list, if support for termcap is configured.
prints this message

SEE ALSO

curses(3X)

This describes ncurses version 6.0 (patch 20170408).