I'm having issues building a linux kernel. I downloaded the latest stable copy of the linux kernel from linux.org. I decompressed it successfully and then made a copy to work on. then when I went to configure the kernel, I'm getting a curious error. I've verified the ncurses is installed. I've tried using the root and it still doesn't work.

I use the code:
make menuconfig

I get the error:

HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep
/bin/sh: gcc: command not found
scripts/Makefile.host:91: recipe for target 'scripts/basic/fixdep' failed
make[1]: *** [scripts/basic/fixdep] Error 127
Makefile:439: recipe for target 'scripts_basic' failed
make: *** [scripts_basic] Error 2


I am using fedora and am still a relatively new linux user. If anyone can help me with this, I would appreciate it. Thank you.

The kernel source is not free any more.

Always best to get your kernel source from kernel.org

Install gcc.

Why would you take a thread from the Zero Reply List with such a nonsense answer? As a longtime LQ member you clearly should know better.

Anyways, as Rinndalir pointed out, the system is missing the gcc compiler. You could install it using Yum or DNF (depending on which version of Fedora you use), but might still be missing other tools. Easiest way to set up Fedora for development work is to install the "Development Tools" package group, for example on Fedora 22 withAfter that your system should be set up to go on further with your kernel experiments. Keep in mind that it is strongly discouraged by the kernel developers to compile the kernel as root, do it as regular user.

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You should know, that my answer depends on M.

No, I shouldn't, since I don't even know what you mean with M. Nonetheless, as a long time member you know the rules and have to abide to them. To not derail this thread, please contact me via PM or email if you want to discuss this any further.

No.