From: "R. Kumar" <sentinel.2001@...>
Date: 2010-04-25T15:05:51+09:00
Subject: Re: ncurses-ruby install failing on OS X Snow Leopard

R. Kumar wrote:
> ncurses-ruby 1.2.4 is failing on Snow Leopard 10.6.3 (ruby 1.9.1). I am
> downloading the tar file from berlios.de and doing the extconf+make
> routine.
> 

I've found a work-around.

Download older ncurses-0.9.1.gem.

Make changes to lines that give error in ncurses_wrap.c as per the new 
version 1.2.4.

Now it works.

There is also a link here which gives a patch file to make the change. I 
have not tested out what this article says. 
http://trickyco.de/tag/ncurses

** ncurses for ruby programmers seems to be in a sorry state with no one 
maintaining the gem. **
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