Re: [PATCH][v2] gnu: Add perl-curses

[ng0]

Okay, when I build this without "FORMS" it succeeds. Works for me.

>From a72020974650298e89b82abda8e07f722f7cf32c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ng0 <address@hidden>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:13:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add perl-curses.

* gnu/packages/perl.scm (perl-curses): New variable.
---
 gnu/packages/perl.scm | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/perl.scm b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
index aef92f4..170eacd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/perl.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 (define-module (gnu packages perl)
   #:use-module (guix licenses)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages ncurses)
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (guix download)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
@@ -1138,6 +1139,57 @@ contained in Appendix A of FIPS Publication 181, 
\"Standard for Automated
 Password Generator\".")
     (license (package-license perl))))
 
+(define-public perl-curses
+  (package
+    (name "perl-curses")
+    (version "1.36")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append "mirror://cpan/authors/id/G/GI/GIRAFFED/"
+                                  "Curses-" version ".tar.gz"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "0r6xd9wr0c25rr28zixhqipak575zqsfb7r7f2693i9il1dpj554"))))
+    (build-system perl-build-system)
+    (inputs
+     `(("ncurses" ,ncurses)))
+    (arguments
+     `(#:make-maker-flags (list "PANELS" "MENUS") ; FORMS seems faulty.
+       #:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (add-before 'configure 'set-curses-ldflags
+           (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+             (setenv "CURSES_LIBTYPE" "ncurses")
+             (setenv "CURSES_CFLAGS"
+                     (string-append "-I" (assoc-ref inputs "ncurses")
+                                    "/include"))
+             (setenv "CURSES_PANEL_CFLAGS"
+                     (string-append "-I" (assoc-ref inputs "ncurses")
+                                    "/include"))
+             (setenv "CURSES_MENU_CFLAGS"
+                     (string-append "-I" (assoc-ref inputs "ncurses")
+                                    "/include"))
+             (setenv "CURSES_FORM_CFLAGS"
+                     (string-append "-I" (assoc-ref inputs "ncurses")
+                                    "/include"))
+             (setenv "CURSES_LDFLAGS"
+                     (string-append "-L" (assoc-ref inputs "ncurses")
+                                    "/lib -lncurses"))
+             (setenv "CURSES_PANEL_LDFLAGS"
+                     (string-append "-L" (assoc-ref inputs "ncurses")
+                                    "/lib -lpanel"))
+             (setenv "CURSES_MENU_LDFLAGS"
+                     (string-append "-L" (assoc-ref inputs "ncurses")
+                                    "/lib -lmenu"))
+             (setenv "CURSES_FORM_LDFLAGS"
+                     (string-append "-L" (assoc-ref inputs "ncurses")
+                                    "/lib -lform")))))))
+    (home-page "http://search.cpan.org/dist/Curses";)
+    (synopsis "Terminal screen handling and optimization")
+    (description
+     "@code{Curses} is the interface between Perl and the curses library of 
your system.")
+    (license (package-license perl))))
+
 (define-public perl-czplib
   (package
     (name "perl-czplib")
-- 
2.9.3

-- 
ng0
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