I had the exact same problem recently. I assume you are using the su command to get root privileges to do the compile.
Instead use the command su - This should work. As to why, I cannot fully explain it, but the 1st version doesn't get you the full root environment. (Yeah, I know it used to work, same here) HTH John H On Tue, 2003-03-25 at 02:23, Jason Nielsen wrote: > Hi all, > > Was trying to rebuild my kernel and I get the following message > when I 'make menuconfig': > > /bin/sh: line 1: gcc: command not found > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) > make -C scripts/lxdialog all > make[1]: Entering directory > `/usr/src/linux-2.4.19-gentoo-r10/scripts/lxdialog' > /bin/sh: line 1: gcc: command not found > > >> 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-2.4.19-gentoo-r10/scripts/lxdialog' > make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2 > > > Now I re-emerge ncurses and the error is still the same. Weird, the gcc > not found is also rather frightening! So next I try make 'xconfig' and > get the following: > > /bin/sh: line 1: gcc: command not found > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) > make -C scripts kconfig.tk > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.19-gentoo-r10/scripts' > gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -c -o tkparse.o > tkparse.c > make[1]: gcc: Command not found > make[1]: *** [tkparse.o] Error 127 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.19-gentoo-r10/scripts' > make: *** [xconfig] Error 2 > > Hmmm.. gcc command not found again! A 'make config' works so if worse > comes to worse ;-)! Any input? TIA. > > Jason > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- John H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
