docs: Explain ncurses5 for other distributions as well
Ran into ncurses5 dependency issue on popOS
stub section for covering libncurses 5 workarounds on distributions that need it, when only Arch was
mentioned it was too easy to skip over the section
Merges
@@ -32,22 +32,20 @@ Permission issues /dev/ttyUSB0
With some Linux distributions you may get the ``Failed to open port /dev/ttyUSB0`` error message when flashing the ESP32. :ref:`This can be solved by adding the current user to the dialout group<linux-dialout-group>`.
+ncurses 5 dependency
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-Arch Linux Users
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+To run the precompiled gdb (xtensa-esp32-elf-gdb) in Linux requires ncurses 5, but some newer distributions only provide ncurses 6 by default.
-To run the precompiled gdb (xtensa-esp32-elf-gdb) in Arch Linux requires ncurses 5, but Arch uses ncurses 6.
+Consult your distribution's documentation to see if ncurses 5 libraries are available. Alternatively, use crosstool-NG to compile a gdb that links against ncurses 6.
-Backwards compatibility libraries are available in AUR_ for native and lib32 configurations:
+For Arch Linux users, ncurses 5 libraries are available in AUR_ for native and lib32 configurations:
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ncurses5-compat-libs/
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/lib32-ncurses5-compat-libs/
Before installing these packages you might need to add the author's public key to your keyring as described in the "Comments" section at the links above.
-Alternatively, use crosstool-NG to compile a gdb that links against ncurses 6.
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