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+#!/bin/sh
+# $Id: run_tic.in,v 1.34 2012/10/06 19:00:51 tom Exp $
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 1998-2011,2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                #
+#                                                                            #
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a    #
+# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), #
+# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation  #
+# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, distribute    #
+# with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to #
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the  #
+# following conditions:                                                      #
+#                                                                            #
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in #
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                        #
+#                                                                            #
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR #
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,   #
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL    #
+# THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER      #
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING    #
+# FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER        #
+# DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                                                  #
+#                                                                            #
+# Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright     #
+# holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, #
+# use or other dealings in this Software without prior written               #
+# authorization.                                                             #
+##############################################################################
+#
+# Author: Thomas E. Dickey 1996-on
+#
+# This script is used to install terminfo.src using tic.  We use a script
+# because the path checking is too awkward to do in a makefile.
+#
+# Assumes:
+#	The leaf directory names (lib, tabset, terminfo)
+#
+echo '** Building terminfo database, please wait...'
+#
+# The script is designed to be run from the misc/Makefile as
+#	make install.data
+
+: ${suffix:=}
+: ${DESTDIR:=}
+: ${prefix:=/system}
+: ${exec_prefix:=${prefix}}
+: ${bindir:=${exec_prefix}/bin}
+: ${top_srcdir:=..}
+: ${srcdir:=.}
+: ${datarootdir:=${prefix}/share}
+: ${datadir:=${datarootdir}}
+: ${TIC_PATH:=/usr/bin/tic}
+: ${ticdir:=/system/etc/terminfo}
+: ${source:=${top_srcdir}/misc/terminfo.src}
+: ${LN_S:="ln -s -f"}
+: ${cross_compiling:=no}
+: ${ext_funcs:=1}
+
+test -z "${DESTDIR}" && DESTDIR=
+
+# Allow tic to run either from the install-path, or from the build-directory.
+# Do not do this if we appear to be cross-compiling.  In that case, we rely
+# on the host's copy of tic to compile the terminfo database.
+if test "x$cross_compiling" = "xno"
+then
+	if test -f ../progs/tic$suffix
+	then
+		case "$PATH" in
+		\:*)
+			PATH="../progs:../lib:${DESTDIR}$bindir$PATH"
+			;;
+		*)
+			PATH="../progs:../lib:${DESTDIR}$bindir:$PATH"
+			;;
+		esac
+		export PATH
+		if test normal = shared
+		then
+			SHLIB="sh $srcdir/shlib"
+			TIC_PATH="$SHLIB tic"
+		else
+			TIC_PATH="tic"
+		fi
+	elif test "$TIC_PATH" = unknown
+	then
+		echo '? no tic program found'
+		exit 1
+	fi
+else
+	# Cross-compiling, so don't set PATH or run shlib.
+	SHLIB=
+	# reset $suffix, since it applies to the target, not the build platform.
+	suffix=
+fi
+
+
+# set another env var that doesn't get reset when `shlib' runs, so `shlib' uses
+# the PATH we just set.
+SHLIB_PATH=$PATH
+export SHLIB_PATH
+
+# set a variable to simplify environment update in shlib
+SHLIB_HOST=linux-androideabi
+export SHLIB_HOST
+
+# don't use user's TERMINFO variable
+TERMINFO=${DESTDIR}$ticdir ; export TERMINFO
+umask 022
+
+# Construct the name of the old (obsolete) pathname, e.g., /usr/lib/terminfo.
+TICDIR=`echo $TERMINFO | sed -e 's%/share/\([^/]*\)$%/lib/\1%'`
+
+# Parent directory may not exist, which would confuse the install for hashed
+# database.  Fix.
+PARENT=`echo "$TERMINFO" | sed -e 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
+if test -n "$PARENT"
+then
+	test -d $PARENT || mkdir -p $PARENT
+fi
+
+# Remove the old terminfo stuff; we don't care if it existed before, and it
+# would generate a lot of confusing error messages if we tried to overwrite it.
+# We explicitly remove its contents rather than the directory itself, in case
+# the directory is actually a symbolic link.
+( test -d "$TERMINFO" && cd $TERMINFO && rm -fr ? 2>/dev/null )
+
+if test "$ext_funcs" = 1 ; then
+cat <<EOF
+Running $TIC_PATH to install $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.
+
+EOF
+if ( $TIC_PATH -x -s -o $TERMINFO $source )
+then
+	echo '** built new '$TERMINFO
+else
+	echo '? tic could not build '$TERMINFO
+	exit 1
+fi
+else
+cat <<EOF
+Running $TIC_PATH to install $TERMINFO ...
+
+	You may see messages regarding unknown capabilities, e.g., AX.
+	These are extended terminal capabilities which may be 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.
+
+EOF
+if ( $TIC_PATH -s -o $TERMINFO $source )
+then
+	echo '** built new '$TERMINFO
+else
+	echo '? tic could not build '$TERMINFO
+	exit 1
+fi
+fi
+
+# Make a symbolic link to provide compatibility with applications that expect
+# to find terminfo under /usr/lib.  That is, we'll _try_ to do that.  Not
+# all systems support symbolic links, and those that do provide a variety
+# of options for 'test'.
+if test "$TICDIR" != "$TERMINFO" ; then
+	( rm -f $TICDIR 2>/dev/null )
+	if ( cd $TICDIR 2>/dev/null )
+	then
+		cd $TICDIR
+		TICDIR=`pwd`
+		if test $TICDIR != $TERMINFO ; then
+			# Well, we tried.  Some systems lie to us, so the
+			# installer will have to double-check.
+			echo "Verify if $TICDIR and $TERMINFO are the same."
+			echo "The new terminfo is in $TERMINFO; the other should be a link to it."
+			echo "Otherwise, remove $TICDIR and link it to $TERMINFO."
+		fi
+	else
+		cd ${DESTDIR}$prefix
+		# Construct a symbolic link that only assumes $ticdir has the
+		# same $prefix as the other installed directories.
+		RELATIVE=`echo $ticdir|sed -e 's%^'$prefix'/%%'`
+		if test "$RELATIVE" != "$ticdir" ; then
+			RELATIVE=../`echo $ticdir|sed -e 's%^'$prefix'/%%' -e 's%^/%%'`
+		fi
+		if ( ln -s -f $RELATIVE $TICDIR )
+		then
+			echo '** sym-linked '$TICDIR' for compatibility'
+		else
+			echo '** could not sym-link '$TICDIR' for compatibility'
+		fi
+	fi
+fi
+# vile:shmode