From 1ef3f91a702e19b01aff2e85b7ea2abe1f7579a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mathieu Lirzin Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2015 21:58:03 +0100 Subject: gnu: rxvt-unicode: Install the terminal capability data. This provides the necessary terminal capability data, which are required by ncurses-based applications. * gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm (rxvt-unicode)[native-inputs]: Add ncurses. [arguments]: Set the destination of the terminfo files. [native-search-path]: New field. Make them automatically available to the user. --- gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) (limited to 'gnu/packages') diff --git a/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm b/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm index efe858615d..0b1eb20238 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ #:use-module (gnu packages gettext) #:use-module (gnu packages glib) #:use-module (gnu packages gnome) ;for libgudev + #:use-module (gnu packages ncurses) #:use-module (gnu packages perl) #:use-module (gnu packages python) #:use-module (gnu packages linux) @@ -530,24 +531,34 @@ compact configuration syntax.") (package (name "rxvt-unicode") (version "9.21") - (source - (origin - (method url-fetch) - (uri (string-append - "http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/" - name "-" - version - ".tar.bz2")) - (sha256 - (base32 - "0swmi308v5yxsddrdhvi4cch88k2bbs2nffpl5j5m2f55gbhw9vm")))) + (source (origin + (method url-fetch) + (uri (string-append "http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/" + name "-" version ".tar.bz2")) + (sha256 + (base32 + "0swmi308v5yxsddrdhvi4cch88k2bbs2nffpl5j5m2f55gbhw9vm")))) (build-system gnu-build-system) + (arguments + ;; This sets the destination when installing the necessary terminal + ;; capability data, which are not provided by 'ncurses'. See + ;; https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2009-10/msg00031.html + '(#:make-flags (list (string-append "TERMINFO=" + (assoc-ref %outputs "out") + "/share/terminfo")))) (inputs `(("libXft" ,libxft) ("libX11" ,libx11))) (native-inputs - `(("perl" ,perl) + `(("ncurses" ,ncurses) ;trigger the installation of terminfo data + ("perl" ,perl) ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config))) + ;; FIXME: This should only be located in 'ncurses'. Nonetheless it is + ;; provided for usability reasons. See . + (native-search-paths + (list (search-path-specification + (variable "TERMINFO_DIRS") + (files '("share/terminfo"))))) (home-page "http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html") (synopsis "Rxvt clone with XFT and unicode support") (description "Rxvt-unicode (urxvt) is a colour vt102 terminal emulator -- cgit v1.2.3