configure script reports that ncursesw isn't installed, when it is about twilc HOT 10 CLOSED

MacPorts installs libraries into a non-standard location. You should tell ./configure where the library is.
You should use ./configure ----includedir=<MacPorts directory>/include/
For example, ./configure --includedir=/opt/local/include/ if your MacPorts is located at /opt/local/

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@SteamedFish I tried that, and I get the same error.

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Have you installed ncursesw library other than ncurses? ncursesw is also required. We should add this to the dependencies list.

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I have installed both ncursesw and ncurses.

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Can you post the full information ./configure prints?
The script works under my Mac.

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Sure:

checking for a BSD-compatible install... /opt/local/bin/ginstall -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /opt/local/bin/gmkdir -p
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking for cos in -lm... yes
checking for initscr in -lncursesw... no
configure: error: ncursesw not found

The output is the same if I use the --includedir solution you proposed.

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Wired. Can you find /opt/local/include/cursesw.h on your system? Can you try ./configure --prefix=/opt/local/ ?
I don't know what's happening. I'll try find a clean installed Mac to test tomorrow.
It's 01:30 am in China. Have to sleep. Sorry. :-)

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Yes, /opt/local/include/cursesw.h exists. And the solution you posted still doesn't work.

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http://dreness.com/wikimedia/index.php?title=How_to_compile_other_software_using_Macports_libraries
This is a guide of how to compile programs using Macports libraries.
I found a clean installed Mac, got the same issue as you, and after I tried this guide it worked.

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That worked! Thank you!

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