Build vim in Ubuntu with the source code.

vim Ubuntu

Memo for building vim in Ubuntu with the source code.

$ wget http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/v/vim/vim_7.4.335.orig.tar.gz
$ tar xf vim_7.4.335.orig.tar.gz
$ cd vim-7.4.335

$ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --mandir=/usr/local//man --enable-multibyte --with-tlib=ncurses --enable-cscope --with-features=huge --enable-luainterp  --enable-rubyinterp --enable-pythoninterp --enable-gui=no --without-x
$ make
...
checking --with-tlib argument... empty: automatic terminal library selection
checking for tgetent in -ltinfo... no
checking for tgetent in -lncurses... no
checking for tgetent in -ltermlib... no
checking for tgetent in -ltermcap... no
checking for tgetent in -lcurses... no
no terminal library found
checking for tgetent()... configure: error: NOT FOUND!
      You need to install a terminal library; for example ncurses.
      Or specify the name of the library with --with-tlib.
make[1]: *** [config] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/vagrant/Downloads/vim-7.4.335/src'
make: *** [first] Error 2    

$ sudo aptitude install ncurses-dev # To resolve the error
$ make
$ sudo make install