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DateWed, 04 Apr 2007 09:16:07 +0800
FromCarlo Florendo <>
SubjectRe: kernel source dependency
Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:22:22 +0800 Carlo Florendo wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm not sure whether a fix is necessary for the following scenario.
>>
>> The kernel configure target "make menuconfig" requires ncurses. FWIW, it
>> could probably be better if the error message would indicate that that
>> ncurses is necessary for "make menuconfig" to run and that the user could
>> be prompted to install the package.
>
> Hi,
> Without ncurses installed, you should see these messages:
>
> echo " *** Unable to find the ncurses libraries."
> echo " *** make menuconfig require the ncurses libraries"
> echo " *** "
> echo " *** Install ncurses (ncurses-devel) and try again"
> echo " *** "
>
> Do you not see them? or do you need something different?

Thanks. It seems I just made noise. I saw exactly the same thing you
posted, now that I've rested and it's 9:30AM. I didn't see it the other
day at 2:30AM. Maybe I need more sleep :)

Thank you very much.

Best Regards,

Carlo



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