[Bug 2049684] [NEW] libncurses5 missing in mantic/noble

[Alexander Koskovich]

Public bug reported:

This package being missing breaks several packages people currently use, and breaks compilation of the Android Open Source Project for every current release.
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ncurses/+question/707838

Google has started work on deprecating libncurses5 host usage internally
(see https://groups.google.com/g/android-building/c/Sv_v2ApJZug), but
that will not happen until at least Android 15 (later this year), and
does not at all address the previous Android releases that are still
supported and get security tags. We need this package to continue
building AOSP for those previous releases.

** Affects: ncurses (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: mantic noble

** Tags added: mantic noble

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Title:
  libncurses5 missing in mantic/noble

Status in ncurses package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This package being missing breaks several packages people currently use, and breaks compilation of the Android Open Source Project for every current release.
  https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ncurses/+question/707838

  Google has started work on deprecating libncurses5 host usage
  internally (see https://groups.google.com/g/android-
  building/c/Sv_v2ApJZug), but that will not happen until at least
  Android 15 (later this year), and does not at all address the previous
  Android releases that are still supported and get security tags. We
  need this package to continue building AOSP for those previous
  releases.

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