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--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
$ make configure
$ make configure
+Build settings are read from the file "config.make". To manually configure tig
+to use the ncurses library with wide character support, add the line:
+
+ LDLIBS = -lncursesw
+
Release notes documenting notable changes are available in the NEWS file. When
upgrading, you are advised to also read them after you have completed the
installation.
Release notes documenting notable changes are available in the NEWS file. When
upgrading, you are advised to also read them after you have completed the
installation.
|=============================================================================
|Tool |Description
|git-core |Tig is just a frontend for git.
|=============================================================================
|Tool |Description
|git-core |Tig is just a frontend for git.
-|ncurses |Be sure to also have development files
+|ncurses or ncursesw |Be sure to have the development files
installed. Usually they are available in a
separate package ending with `-dev`.
installed. Usually they are available in a
separate package ending with `-dev`.
+ Note also that ncurses with wide character
+ support (ncursesw) is required to properly
+ handle UTF-8 encoded strings.
|iconv |If iconv is not provided by the c library
you need to change the Makefile to link it
into the binary.
|iconv |If iconv is not provided by the c library
you need to change the Makefile to link it
into the binary.