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diff --git a/gdb/configure.ac b/gdb/configure.ac
index afc006d..6e97ef1 100644
--- a/gdb/configure.ac
+++ b/gdb/configure.ac
@@ -331,6 +331,13 @@ if test x"$enable_libunwind" = xyes; then
CONFIG_SRCS="$CONFIG_SRCS libunwind-frame.c"
fi
+opt_curses=no
+AC_ARG_WITH(curses, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-curses], [use the curses library instead of the termcap library]), opt_curses=$withval)
+
+if test "$opt_curses" = "yes"; then
+ prefer_curses=yes
+fi
+
# Profiling support.
AC_ARG_ENABLE(profiling,
[ --enable-profiling enable profiling of GDB],
@@ -459,22 +466,32 @@ case $host_os in
;;
esac
+# For the TUI, we need enhanced curses functionality.
+if test x"$enable_tui" = xyes; then
+ prefer_curses=yes
+fi
+
+curses_found=no
+if test x"$prefer_curses" = xyes; then
+ # FIXME: kettenis/20040905: We prefer ncurses over the vendor-supplied
+ # curses library because the latter might not provide all the
+ # functionality we need. However, this leads to problems on systems
+ # where the linker searches /usr/local/lib, but the compiler doesn't
+ # search /usr/local/include, if ncurses is installed in /usr/local. A
+ # default installation of ncurses on alpha*-dec-osf* will lead to such
+ # a situation.
+ AC_SEARCH_LIBS(waddstr, [ncurses cursesX curses])
+
+ if test "$ac_cv_search_waddstr" != no; then
+ curses_found=yes
+ fi
+fi
+
# Check whether we should enable the TUI, but only do so if we really
# can.
if test x"$enable_tui" != xno; then
if test -d $srcdir/tui; then
- # For the TUI, we need enhanced curses functionality.
- #
- # FIXME: kettenis/20040905: We prefer ncurses over the vendor-supplied
- # curses library because the latter might not provide all the
- # functionality we need. However, this leads to problems on systems
- # where the linker searches /usr/local/lib, but the compiler doesn't
- # search /usr/local/include, if ncurses is installed in /usr/local. A
- # default installation of ncurses on alpha*-dec-osf* will lead to such
- # a situation.
- AC_SEARCH_LIBS(waddstr, [ncurses cursesX curses])
-
- if test "$ac_cv_search_waddstr" != no; then
+ if test "$curses_found" != no; then
CONFIG_OBS="$CONFIG_OBS \$(SUBDIR_TUI_OBS)"
CONFIG_DEPS="$CONFIG_DEPS \$(SUBDIR_TUI_DEPS)"
CONFIG_SRCS="$CONFIG_SRCS \$(SUBDIR_TUI_SRCS)"