[CMake] Problem running ccmake on Mac OSX

Michael Jackson mike.jackson at bluequartz.net
Thu Apr 29 14:54:46 EDT 2010


On Apr 28, 2010, at 2:12 PM, Bill Hoffman wrote:

> On 4/28/2010 11:39 AM, Michal Depa wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have been using cmake on my linux machine for a while now (without
>> problems), but recently I needed to do some work on my Macbook Pro  
>> and
>> ran into a problem.
>>
>> Since I prefer the linux interface to the GUI in the mac version, I  
>> got
>> the source code for 2.8.1 and compiled it just as I would in linux.  
>> That
>> worked fine, except that now when I run ccmake, cursor key presses  
>> on my
>> keyboard don't seem to register and so I can't move around between  
>> the
>> different options. It's strange because all the other keys work and  
>> do
>> what they are supposed to do (c, h, t, even enter). I am running Snow
>> Leopard (10.6.3). I remember that I did not have this problem  
>> before I
>> upgraded from Leopard, so this might be a Snow Leopard specific  
>> problem.
>> Is this a known issue? Any help would be appreciated.
>> Thanks,
>>
>
> This is a bug in the curses on the Mac.  There are other apps that  
> do not work as well....
>
> -Bill

  I just saw on the usual rumor web sites that Apple is seeding OS X  
10.6.4 update. Maybe the curses bug will get fixed in that update. We  
can only hope and wait...

--
Mike Jackson <www.bluequartz.net>



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