You'll need to install the -dev package as well, in order to use menuconfig.
On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 11:26:43PM -0300, Daniel Toffetti wrote: > Hi all ! > > I'm trying to compile a new (2.4.13) kernel on an old 486 box. When I > try to configure it with "make menuconfig" I get the following error: > > ===== Start of the error message ===== > 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 -Incurses > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > > >> 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 > ===== End of the error message ===== > > So, 'make menuconfig' claims that ncurses is not installed. > Searching for 'ncurses' in dselect shows that libncurses5, > ncurses-base, ncurses-bin and ncurses-term are installed. > libncurses5-dev and libncurses5-dbg are not installed. > > The box is a recent potato installation upgraded to woody, running as a > proxy. This is the first time I try to compile the kernel on this > machine, and I never had problems compiling the kernel before on other > boxes. I use kernel-package. > > Any help on this ?? Thanks in advance !! > > Daniel > -- > "There is no spoon..." - The Matrix > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >