On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 06:35:23PM -0500, Peter Hutnick wrote: > What's up with this? > > /usr/src/linux# make menuconfig > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) > make -C scripts/lxdialog all > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/scripts/lxdialog' > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lncurses > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > -e > >> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries. > >> > >> You must have Ncurses installed in order > >> to use 'make menuconfig' > > make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/scripts/lxdialog' > make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2 > > So I > > /usr/src/linux# locate libncurses > /lib/libncurses.so.4 > /lib/libncurses.so.4.2 > /lib/libncurses.so.5 > /lib/libncurses.so.5.2
"make menuconfig" actually needs the ncurses _development_ libs, not just the runtime libs. Try "apt-get install libncurses5-dev" (if you're doing testing or unstable) ... I believe you'd install libncurses4-dev in stable (I don't run stable). -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Ltd. | than a perfect plan tomorrow. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Patton
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