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Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:16:07 +0800
From: Carlo Florendo <subscribermail@...il.com>
To: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 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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