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I am using this program https://github.com/aviikc/CIS2500_fileeditor. There exists a ncurses and ncursesw folder in c:MinGW/include . but running 

gcc -Wall -pedantic -std=c99 ./src/fileeditor.c -Iinclude -lncurses -o ./bin/output

its throws an error:

gcc -Wall -pedantic -std=c99 ./src/fileeditor.c -Iinclude -lncurses -o ./bin/output
In file included from ./src/fileeditor.c:1:
include/fileeditor.h:1:10: fatal error: ncurses.h: No such file or directory
 #include <ncurses.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make: *** [makefile:2: all] Error 1

I understand its not being able to find the library. I had used mingw-get install ncurses and mingw-get install pdcurses to install. Can someone please guide. Its a possibility I've messed up the whole program. I'm new to c and c++. My intention was to create a hangman like game with a text user interface.

jww
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  • *"I understand its not being able to find the library."* - the compiler cannot find the header (not the library). It looks like you need to add `-I c:/MinGW/include` to your compile command line (or however you specify a path on MinGW). Also see [MinGW gcc can’t resolve system header files](https://stackoverflow.com/q/21129367/608639), [Cannot include a header in MinGW](https://stackoverflow.com/q/27632846/608639) and friends. – jww Jun 08 '19 at 08:56
  • -Ic:/MinGW/include/ncurses (assuming ncurses.h is in that directory) – William McBrine Jun 08 '19 at 22:58

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