Re: [SLUG] kernel compiling errors using menuconfig and xconfig

[Gerard Blacklock]

sorted the prob with menuconfig, it was the gcc (should have know) after 
chasing up several dependent packages, however no joy with xconfig, but 
no worries..at least one works i am happy, thanks Jeff

just out of interest here is the output for xconfig

# make xconfig
rm -f include/asm
( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
make -C scripts kconfig.tk
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts'
cat header.tk >> ./kconfig.tk
./tkparse < ../arch/i386/config.in >> kconfig.tk
echo "set defaults \"arch/i386/defconfig\"" >> kconfig.tk
echo "set ARCH \"i386\"" >> kconfig.tk
cat tail.tk >> kconfig.tk
chmod 755 kconfig.tk
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts'
wish -f scripts/kconfig.tk
make: wish: Command not found
make: *** [xconfig] Error 127
gerry



Jeff Waugh wrote:

<quote who="Gerard Blacklock">

 

[EMAIL PROTECTED] linux-2.4.20]# 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-2.4.20/scripts/lxdialog'
/bin/sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
   

^ the real problem

 

Unable to find the Ncurses libraries.

You must have Ncurses installed in order
to use 'make menuconfig'
       

make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1
   

^ bogus error message because the kernel build system is not smart enough to
realise you don't have a compiler, which I'm quite amazed at!
Looks like you need to install gcc, and probably a few other build chain
packages.
- Jeff

 



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