docs: adjust for the changed name of the header-file package on Debian

Also, be more complete, reword a few things, and stop mentioning Slang.
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Benno Schulenberg 2020-10-11 16:29:40 +02:00
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README
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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Overview
How to compile and install nano
Download the latest nano source tarball, then:
Download the latest nano source tarball, and then:
tar -xvf nano-x.y.tar.gz
cd nano-x.y
@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ How to compile and install nano
make
make install
It's that simple. Use --prefix with configure to override the
default installation directory of /usr/local.
You will need the header files of ncurses installed for ./configure
to succeed -- get them from libncurses-dev (Debian) or ncurses-devel
(Fedora) or a similarly named package. Use --prefix with ./configure
to override the default installation directory of /usr/local.
If you haven't configured with the --disable-nanorc option, after
installation you may want to copy the doc/sample.nanorc file to
your home directory, rename it to ".nanorc", and then edit it
After installation you may want to copy the doc/sample.nanorc file
to your home directory, rename it to ".nanorc", and then edit it
according to your taste.
Web Page
@ -51,8 +52,10 @@ Mailing Lists
+ info-nano@gnu.org is a very low traffic list used to announce
new nano versions or other important info about the project.
+ help-nano@gnu.org is for those seeking to get help without
wanting to hear about the technical details of its development.
+ nano-devel@gnu.org is the list used by the people that make nano
and a general development discussion list, with moderate traffic.

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@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ packages:
- pkg-config (version >= 0.22)
- texinfo (version >= 4.0)
If you want UTF-8 support, you will also need libncursesw5-dev installed
(version >= 5.7), or libslang2-dev (version >= 2.0) if you use --with-slang.
You will also need to have the header files for ncurses installed,
from libncurses-dev on Debian, ncurses-devel on Fedora, or similar.
These should all be available in your distro's package manager or software
center, or otherwise on any GNU mirror.
These should all be available in your distro's package manager or
software center, or otherwise on any GNU mirror.
Download the source

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@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ fi
if eval "test x$CURSES_LIB_NAME = x"; then
AC_MSG_ERROR([
*** No curses lib was found. Please install the curses header files
*** from libncursesw5-dev (Debian), ncurses-devel (Fedora), or similar.
*** from libncurses-dev (Debian), ncurses-devel (Fedora), or similar.
*** (Or install ncurses from https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ncurses/.)])
else
AC_MSG_RESULT([ The curses library to be used is: $CURSES_LIB_NAME])