I tried installing ncurses to then enable other apps and, although it goes through an install process and claims to be done, I wonder if it did anything. Here's what Terminal for the install looks like:
./install.sh
ncurses 5.0-990904 Installer by apex.
..... Installing the programs .....
./install.sh: command not found: make [6]
..... Installing the headers.....
./install.sh: command not found: make [9]
..... Installing the libraries .....
./install.sh: command not found: make [12]
..... Installing the terminfo data .....
./install.sh: command not found: make [15]
Done installing ncurses.
Does this look right?
-ms