linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Update ncurses package names for menuconfig

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Date:   Wed, 28 Feb 2018 09:31:24 -0800
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Arvind Prasanna <arvindprasanna@...il.com>
Cc:     Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Update ncurses package names for
 menuconfig

On 02/27/2018 10:59 PM, Arvind Prasanna wrote:
> The package name is ncurses-devel for Redhat based distros
> and libncurses-devel for Debian based distros.

      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That's not what the patch says. Please clarify.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Arvind Prasanna <arvindprasanna@...il.com>
> ---
>  scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
> index a10bd9d..4353e40 100755
> --- a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
> +++ b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
> @@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ EOF
>  	    echo " *** required header files."                            1>&2
>  	    echo " *** 'make menuconfig' requires the ncurses libraries." 1>&2
>  	    echo " *** "                                                  1>&2
> -	    echo " *** Install ncurses (ncurses-devel) and try again."    1>&2
> +	    echo " *** Install ncurses (ncurses-devel or libncurses-dev   1>&2
> +	           *** depending on your distribution) and try again."    1>&2
>  	    echo " *** "                                                  1>&2
>  	    exit 1
>  	fi
> 

thanks,
-- 
~Randy