Subj : fmail on gentoo fails with ncurses 6.4 but works slackware ncurses 6.3
To   : Maurice Kinal
From : Benny Pedersen
Date : Wed Jul 24 2024 05:15 am

Hello Maurice!

24 Jul 2024 03:31, Maurice Kinal wrote to Benny Pedersen:

 BP>> ncurses 6.5 is hardmasked in gentoo currently
 MK> Probably won't matter much now that you've traced it.  Having said 
 MK> that, I prefer to stay current as possible.

+1

 BP>> so lets solve fmail without break gentoo :)
 MK> It compiles fine here without any jiggery-pokery so it is in your 
 MK> capable hands now that you know the real issue.  And yes I used the 
 MK> latest setup here with gcc-4.1.0/glibc-2.40 to test the compile.

https://paste.xinu.at/6u4lw/

solved in gentoo with this patch


 Regards Benny

.... too late to die young :)

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