From: despen@verizon.net
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: "Cannot open termcap database file"
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:55:12 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <icr5deqxnz.fsf@verizon.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: iejc3c$lke$1@reader1.panix.com
kj <no.email@please.post> writes:
> The Emacs port provided by MacPorts (Emacs 23.2.1) won't start on
> OS X Snow Leopard.
>
> The error message is:
>
> emacs: "Cannot open termcap database file"
My guess is that emacs is really looking for a terminfo
file. When it didn't find that, it then tried the older termcap.
Anyway, not an OS X user, but check this first:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10589416&tstart=0
If that doesn't help, look around for a terminfo file, it will probably
be part of the libncurses package.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-12-19 2:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-12-18 22:20 "Cannot open termcap database file" kj
2010-12-19 2:55 ` despen [this message]
2010-12-19 9:04 ` Peter Dyballa
2010-12-19 15:21 ` kj
2010-12-19 14:03 ` Nevo
[not found] ` <mailman.0.1292767444.12385.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2010-12-19 18:23 ` kj
2010-12-19 19:43 ` Peter Dyballa
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