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+To: vim_dev@googlegroups.com
+Subject: Patch 7.3.117
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+
+Patch 7.3.117
+Problem:    On some systems --as-needed does not work, because the "tinfo"
+	    library is included indirectly from "ncurses". (Charles Campbell)
+Solution:   In configure prefer using "tinfo" instead of "ncurses".
+Files:	    src/configure.in, src/auto/configure
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.3.116/src/configure.in	2010-11-16 19:25:56.000000000 +0100
+--- src/configure.in	2011-02-09 17:28:16.000000000 +0100
+***************
+*** 2618,2630 ****
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([empty: automatic terminal library selection])
+    dnl  On HP-UX 10.10 termcap or termlib should be used instead of
+    dnl  curses, because curses is much slower.
+!   dnl  Newer versions of ncurses are preferred over anything.
+    dnl  Older versions of ncurses have bugs, get a new one!
+    dnl  Digital Unix (OSF1) should use curses (Ronald Schild).
+    dnl  On SCO Openserver should prefer termlib (Roger Cornelius).
+    case "`uname -s 2>/dev/null`" in
+! 	OSF1|SCO_SV)	tlibs="ncurses curses termlib termcap";;
+! 	*)	tlibs="ncurses termlib termcap curses";;
+    esac
+    for libname in $tlibs; do
+      AC_CHECK_LIB(${libname}, tgetent,,)
+--- 2618,2631 ----
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([empty: automatic terminal library selection])
+    dnl  On HP-UX 10.10 termcap or termlib should be used instead of
+    dnl  curses, because curses is much slower.
+!   dnl  Newer versions of ncurses are preferred over anything, except
+!   dnl  when tinfo has been split off, it conains all we need.
+    dnl  Older versions of ncurses have bugs, get a new one!
+    dnl  Digital Unix (OSF1) should use curses (Ronald Schild).
+    dnl  On SCO Openserver should prefer termlib (Roger Cornelius).
+    case "`uname -s 2>/dev/null`" in
+! 	OSF1|SCO_SV)	tlibs="tinfo ncurses curses termlib termcap";;
+! 	*)	tlibs="tinfo ncurses termlib termcap curses";;
+    esac
+    for libname in $tlibs; do
+      AC_CHECK_LIB(${libname}, tgetent,,)
+*** ../vim-7.3.116/src/auto/configure	2010-11-16 19:25:56.000000000 +0100
+--- src/auto/configure	2011-02-09 17:29:13.000000000 +0100
+***************
+*** 9886,9894 ****
+  else
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: empty: automatic terminal library selection" >&5
+  $as_echo "empty: automatic terminal library selection" >&6; }
+!               case "`uname -s 2>/dev/null`" in
+! 	OSF1|SCO_SV)	tlibs="ncurses curses termlib termcap";;
+! 	*)	tlibs="ncurses termlib termcap curses";;
+    esac
+    for libname in $tlibs; do
+      as_ac_Lib=`$as_echo "ac_cv_lib_${libname}''_tgetent" | $as_tr_sh`
+--- 9886,9894 ----
+  else
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: empty: automatic terminal library selection" >&5
+  $as_echo "empty: automatic terminal library selection" >&6; }
+!                 case "`uname -s 2>/dev/null`" in
+! 	OSF1|SCO_SV)	tlibs="tinfo ncurses curses termlib termcap";;
+! 	*)	tlibs="tinfo ncurses termlib termcap curses";;
+    esac
+    for libname in $tlibs; do
+      as_ac_Lib=`$as_echo "ac_cv_lib_${libname}''_tgetent" | $as_tr_sh`
+*** ../vim-7.3.116/src/version.c	2011-02-09 17:09:26.000000000 +0100
+--- src/version.c	2011-02-09 17:41:37.000000000 +0100
+***************
+*** 716,717 ****
+--- 716,719 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     117,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
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+
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