Re: 2.3.99-pre2 compile problems.

From: Brian Gerst (bgerst@quark.vpplus.com)
Date: Sun Mar 19 2000 - 20:53:32 EST

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Q wrote:
>
> First problem is when I try to run make menuconfig from a clean source
> tree:
>
> 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'
> /bin/sh: -lncurses: 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/scripts/lxdialog'
> make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2

This has nothing to do with my Makefile patch. I unpatched the kernel
as far back as 2.3.50 and I see this problem. I normally use xconfig so
I never saw this before. I am using stock Redhat 6.1.

-- Brian Gerst

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