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Re: REPOST: Can't compile the kernel
make config seems to work. I tried it and went through some of the menu prompts, then
control C'd out of it.
make xconfig fails due to tkparse errors.
I still don't know what I did to break this.
Steve
stephen fine wrote:
> Steve it is possible to compile the kernel
> with "make config".Is bin86 there?
> S
>
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> Learn from the mistakes of others.
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> them all yourself
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> ---- Steve Taetzsch <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I asked this a few days ago and didn't get any responses. I've also
> > had trouble receiving this list lately. Seems like I get nothing for
> > a
> > long time, then I get a burst of messages. I think it has something
> > to
> > do with my company's mail server. Anyway, I'm asking again :-)
> >
> > I tried to compile the kernel using the xadminmenu tool and a message
> > blasts by, then I get the "it's going to take a long time" message.
> > I'm
> > guessing xadminmenu uses make menuconfig, so I tried that in
> > /usr/src/linux and here's what happens:
> >
> > blackhills:/usr/src/linux# make menuconfig
> > rm -f include/asm
> > ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
> > make -C scripts/lxdialog all
> > make[1]: Entering directory
> > `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.2/scripts/lxdialog'
> > /usr/bin/ld: cannot open crt1.o: No such file or directory
> > 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/kernel-source-2.4.2/scripts/lxdialog'
> > make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
> >
> > I haven't intentionally done anything to ncurses. This is what I have
> > installed for ncurses.
> >
> > blackhills:/usr/src/linux# dpkg -l ncur*
> > Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
> > |
> > Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
> > |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
> > uppercase=bad)
> > ||/ Name Version Description
> > +++-===============-===============-==============================================
> >
> > un ncurses <none> (no description available)
> > ii ncurses-base 5.0-6.0potato1 Descriptions of common terminal
> > types
> > ii ncurses-bin 5.0-6.0potato1 Terminal-related programs and man
> > pages
> > un ncurses-dev <none> (no description available)
> > un ncurses-develop <none> (no description available)
> > un ncurses-runtime <none> (no description available)
> > ii ncurses-term 5.0-6.0potato1 Additional terminal type definitions
> >
> > ii ncurses3.4 1.9.9g-8.11 Video terminal manipulation - shared
> > libraries
> >
> >
> > I also have libncurses5 installed.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me where I went wrong? I want to try compiling in power
> > management.
> >
> > Steve
> >
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