From 7fe2039b0144ff38850f1a34069bd61bec4db74b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mosè Giordano Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2023 13:27:21 +0000 Subject: texinfo: Require `ncurses` (#35356) I don't know if this is new in version 7.0, but to build `info`, which is a required executable at the end of the recipe, it is necessary to have a terminal library, otherwise you get ``` [...] checking for tgetent in -ltinfo... no checking for tgetent in -lncurses... no checking for tgetent in -lcurses... no checking for tgetent in -ltermlib... no checking for tgetent in -ltermcap... no checking for tgetent in -lterminfo... no configure: WARNING: info needs a terminal library, one of: tinfo ncurses curses termlib termcap terminfo [...] configure: WARNING: Could not find a terminal library among tinfo ncurses curses termlib termcap terminfo configure: WARNING: The programs from `info' directory will not be built. ``` then compilation runs, `info` is not built and installation fails according to Spack because the required executable is missing. --- var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/texinfo/package.py | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/texinfo/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/texinfo/package.py index c6e7152b9e..b111c628eb 100644 --- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/texinfo/package.py +++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/texinfo/package.py @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class Texinfo(AutotoolsPackage, GNUMirrorPackage): version("5.0", sha256="2c579345a39a2a0bb4b8c28533f0b61356504a202da6a25d17d4d866af7f5803") depends_on("perl") + depends_on("ncurses") depends_on("gettext") # sanity check -- cgit v1.2.3-60-g2f50