id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
19611	xterm overwrites ncurses files (terminfo)	thomas	Bruce Dubbs	"When installing xterm, the `install-ti` target overwrites files which initially already have been installed by ncurses. Those files are in `/usr/share/terminfo/*/*`.

I came across as my build mechanism prepares a system environment depending on the 'required' and most of the 'recommended' and maybe some 'optional packages.
When a pkg doesn't have xorg in its dependencies, xorg gets removed, and with it xterm. When removing all the files xterm had installed, some of ncurses' files are gone too, as xterm overwrites them. Afterwards, the terminal does not work properly anymore.

It shouldn't be an issue for the ""end user"" as they might never uninstall xterm once it got installed, but its kind of a ""unsharpness"".

Should we
1. ignore that silently
1. mention it at XTerm page
1. do not exec `make install-ti` in xterm
1. ???

What do you think?
"	enhancement	closed	low	12.2	BOOK	git	low	fixed