David, In answer to your question, yes. There is a bug that has already been reported. You will have to clean ncurses and run the following commands in this exact order:
sudo port -v clean ncurses udo port -v install ncursesw sudo port -v install ncurses HTH -Altoine David Arve wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install ncurses through macports. After running 'sudo port > -v install ncurses' I get the following: > > [...] > /bin/sh ./run_tic.sh > ** Building terminfo database, please wait... > Running tic to install > /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_ncurses/work/destroot/opt/local/share/terminfo > ... > > You may see messages regarding extended capabilities, e.g., AX. > These are extended terminal capabilities which are compiled > using > tic -x > If you have ncurses 4.2 applications, you should read the INSTALL > document, and install the terminfo without the -x option. > > > And then nothing... Running 'top' I can see that tic is taking ~90% of > the CPU. But it never stops it just goes on for hours and hours with no > output or nothing. > > Does anyone know what might be the problem? > > I'm running Tiger 10.4.11 (8S165) on a PPC iMac Snow with macports > version 1.600. > > Thanks, > > David Arve > > _______________________________________________ > macports-users mailing list > macports-users@lists.macosforge.org > http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users > _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users