If you try to run `make menuconfig' on a system that lacks ncurses development libs, you get an error message telling you to install ncurses-devel. Some popular distributions don't have an ncurses-devel package. This patch generalizes the error message. Patch is against 2.6.12.
This patch fixes a silly typo conflating RPM-based systems with Debian derivatives and adds the name of the Debian package to install. MAINTAINERS doesn't list a maintainer for menuconfig or lxdialog, so I sent this to lkml, kbuild-devel, and to the kconfig maintainer. Signed-off-by: Kurt Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- a/scripts/lxdialog/Makefile 2005-07-04 09:54:44.000000000 -0400 +++ b/scripts/lxdialog/Makefile 2005-07-04 11:50:00.000000000 -0400 @@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ echo -e "\007" ;\ echo ">> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries." ;\ echo ">>" ;\ - echo ">> You must install ncurses-devel in order" ;\ - echo ">> to use 'make menuconfig'" ;\ + echo ">> You must install ncurses development libraries" ;\ + echo ">> to use 'make menuconfig'. If you have an RPM-based" ;\ + echo ">> distribution you should install the ncurses-devel" ;\ + echo ">> Debian users will probably want to install the + echo ">> libncurses5-dev package." ;\ echo ;\ exit 1 ;\ fi -- Rule of Feline Frustration: When your cat has fallen asleep on your lap and looks utterly content and adorable, you will suddenly have to go to the bathroom. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/