It should be in the popt package in the devel/ section.  it is an
argument parsing routine.  I found this by using the package search on
www.debian.org.  Always hunt there first (-:

C.J.LAWSON wrote:
> 
> Hello again everyone,
>         I am trying to build whiptail on an alpha and the build failed
> with the message
> 
> [robin:newt-0.21:<04:23:35 PM>]make whiptail
> gcc  -Wall -g -O2 -I/home/me/fx942976/local/include 
> -L/home/me/fx942976/local/lib -c whiptail.c -o whiptail.o
> whiptail.c:4: popt.h: No such file or directory
> In file included from whiptail.c:10:
> dialogboxes.h:4: popt.h: No such file or directory
> gmake: *** [whiptail.o] Error 1
> 
> Does anyone have an idea as to what popt.h is
> 
>                 Regards
> 
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> Jonathan Lawson
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> Department of Applied Energy and Optical Diagnostics
> School of Mechanical Engineering,
> Cranfield  University,
> Cranfield, Bedford. UK.
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