[Bug build/10685] New: Problem Installing 6.8. After ./configure, tried to make GDB 6.8, then gave me error : no termcap library found. Working on ubuntu.

["cwings88 at gmail dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>]

I downloaded GDB 6.8, extracted, then followed instructions in Readme. 

did a "./configure"

then "make"
I get a whole bunch of "checking for lib... "  then the following: 
.... 

checking for library containing gethostbyname... none required
checking for library containing socketpair... none required
checking for library containing waddstr... no
checking for library containing dlgetmodinfo... no
checking for library containing tgetent... no
configure: error: no termcap library found
make[1]: *** [configure-gdb] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sarah/Desktop/gdb-6.8'
make: *** [all] Error 2
sarah@sarah-Ubuntu:~/Desktop/gdb-6.8$

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           Summary: Problem Installing 6.8. After ./configure, tried to make
                    GDB 6.8,  then gave me error : no termcap library found.
                    Working on ubuntu.
           Product: gdb
           Version: 6.8
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: build
        AssignedTo: unassigned at sourceware dot org
        ReportedBy: cwings88 at gmail dot com
                CC: gdb-prs at sourceware dot org


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10685

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