I never replied did I. Sorry. > hmm... in which order do I have to give those commands? > for example: > ./configure -prefis=MYPATH > make > make install Yes this is correct. > -lz -lncurses -L/usr/openwin/lib -R/usr/openwin/lib -lSM -lICE Can you try editing the LIBS line in the Makefile? Change the -lncurses to -lcurses. Dennis Payne dulsi@identicalsoftware.com