bug#70071: [FR] Provide official install scripts without requiring root, e.g., by making a static build possible

[Rudi C]

Given my lack of root access, I'm unsure about the best approach to install these libraries. Manually writing an installer script for every missing Emacs dependency raises concerns, as these dependencies might have their own dependencies, making the task complex, error-prone, and time-consuming. This approach may not be the most practical or efficient solution for the majority of users, and it certainly isn't the simple two-liner that your previous messages suggested. The complexity involved in manually resolving dependencies is precisely the reason I turned to package managers like Linuxbrew, Guix, and Nix in the first place.

On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 4:58 PM Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:

> From: Rudi C <rudiwillalwaysloveyou@gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 16:25:49 +0330
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, 70071@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> I get this error (and this is after adding all those configure options which had previously caused errors):
> ```
> checking for library containing tputs... no
> configure: error: The required function 'tputs' was not found in any library.
> The following libraries were tried (in order):
>   libtinfo, libncurses, libterminfo, libcurses, libtermcap
> Please try installing whichever of these libraries is most appropriate
> for your system, together with its header files.
> For example, a libncurses-dev(el) or similar package.
> ```
>
> So what should I do now?

The error message is pretty self-explanatory, I think: you should
install one of the libraries it mentions, i.e.

  libtinfo, libncurses, libterminfo, libcurses, or libtermcap

together with the corresponding header files (usually, the package
will be called LIBRARY-dev or LIBRARY-devel), and then reconfigure.