Linux Gurus, I am trying to create a character based (i.e. NOT X11 based!!) programme that is trying to use the ncurses library. The server is a Red Hat 5.1 installation running on a Compaq Prolinea 4/50 at this stage although it is intended to upgrade the hardware to a Compaq Celeron 400 processor box. My problem comes in the form of the "standard" *nix error message of Segmentation Fault (core dumped)..... :-( I have traced the actual instance of the segmentation fault (using gdb) back to the ncurses library where it is trying to refresh the screen display. My query is two-fold: (1) where can I get the "ncurses_g" library that the ncurses(3X) man page talks about, as the only "ncurses_g" file that I have is a ".a" file that looks to be machine readable but is not a library (i.e. ".so.") file. (2) while I am reasonably comfortable with the ncurses library not having a bug in it, that is, my code at the higher level is causing the flow-on segmentation fault, I am at a complete loss as to where I can even begin to start looking for what may be causing this problem! :-( Is there anyone out there that has written code for character based programmes that can give me some clues? It may just be as simple as how I am initialising the ncurses data structures, or heap allocations, or ....... ??? Any help at all will be most gratefully received. Also, any pointers to sample code that I can look at would be of use as well. Many thanks in advance. Regards, MikeH ---------------------------------- Mike Humphreys Datacom Systems Ltd, Christchurch Phone: (03) 3386504 Fax: (03) 3386444 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
