[PATCH 024/100] man/ncurses.3x: Recast discussion of linker options in "DESCRIPTION" section.

[G. Branden Robinson]

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 man/ncurses.3x | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/ncurses.3x b/man/ncurses.3x
index 84f81053b..cbdc94350 100644
--- a/man/ncurses.3x
+++ b/man/ncurses.3x
@@ -143,13 +143,31 @@ .SH DESCRIPTION
 in a few cases,
 where such inertia has been overcome).
 .PP
-A program using these routines must be linked with the \fB\-lncurses\fP option,
-or (if it has been generated) with the debugging library \fB\-lncurses_g\fP.
-(Your system integrator may also have installed these libraries under
-the names \fB\-lcurses\fP and \fB\-lcurses_g\fP.)
-The debugging library generates trace logs
-(in a file called \*(``trace\*('' in the current directory)
-that describe curses actions.
+A
+.I curses
+application must be linked with the library;
+use the
+.B \-lncurses
+option to your compiler or linker.
+A debugging version of the library may be available;
+if so,
+link with it using
+.BR \-lncurses_g .
+(Your system integrator may have installed these libraries such that you
+can use the options
+.B \-lcurses
+and
+.BR \-lcurses_g ,
+respectively.)
+The
+.I \%ncurses_g
+library generates trace logs
+(in a file called
+.I \%trace
+in the current directory)
+that describe
+.I \%ncurses
+actions.
 See section \*(``ALTERNATE CONFIGURATIONS\*('' below.
 .SS Initialization
 The library uses the locale which the calling program has initialized.
-- 
2.30.2

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