id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	blockedby	blocking	branch_state	votes
4200	If wchar is not included in ncurses, mc 4.8.26 fails to compile.	mrbump		"With the introduction of shadows in mc (which are nice) on platforms that support them with the following commit - https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/commit/8b4386df83ab5a525f0568113fe1e53d362f433e.patch and Ticket #4120: draw shadows for dialog boxes and menus.

Mc 4.8.26 fails to compile on LibreELEC. - https://libreelec.tv/ - the Tagline being Just enough OS for KODI

We use --disable-widec in the ncurses build, https://github.com/LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv/blob/master/packages/devel/ncurses/package.mk

Reverting the whole patch fixes the compile, but it would be ideal to use alternatives or limit shadows if wchar is not available.

Results of the failed compile

./.libs/libinternal.a(tty-ncurses.o):tty-ncurses.c:function tty_colorize_area: error: undefined reference to 'mvin_wchnstr'
./.libs/libinternal.a(tty-ncurses.o):tty-ncurses.c:function tty_colorize_area: error: undefined reference to 'getcchar'
./.libs/libinternal.a(tty-ncurses.o):tty-ncurses.c:function tty_colorize_area: error: undefined reference to 'setcchar'
./.libs/libinternal.a(tty-ncurses.o):tty-ncurses.c:function tty_colorize_area: error: undefined reference to 'mvadd_wchnstr'"	defect	closed	minor	4.8.28	mc-tty	4.8.26	fixed					merged	committed-master