I'm running Slackware 8.1 with default kernel (2.4.18) and using textmode only.
I wanted to compile a new kernel just to learn how to do it but I face one problem:
I wanted to use 'make menuconfig' command but I get the message that I have to install "Ncurses" which is already installed. I checked it with 'pkgtool'.
My system must be missing sth. but it's not ncurses for sure.

Thanks in advance for any hints.

The actual error message might be of some benefit to us

Just for good measure, maybe you'd like to grab:
ftp://ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu/pub/Li...5.2-i386-4.tgz

And:
installpkg ncurses-5.2-i386-4.tgz

Just to make sure it's installed.

Cool

Thanks for your instant reply !!!
As I told you Ncurses was installed. I installed it again but it obviously didn't change anything.
Here is the command and the error message:

root@lisu:/usr/src/linux-2.4.18# make menuconfig
rm -f include/asm
( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
make -C scripts/lxdialog all
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.18/scripts/lxdialog'
/usr/i386-slackware-linux/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/linux-2.4.18/scripts/lxdialog'
make: *** [menuconfig] Error
I was looking for crt1.o anywhere on the hd but couldn't find it.
I suppose it's sth. about the term but i can't fix it .

Any hints would be very apreciated

hint: install ncurses

Thanks Chris, seems like it's not working properly apparently?

Foxy, as root type:
updatedb &&
locate *ncurses

And see what you come up with. If you don't find anything solid, then maybe you are installing it incorrectly? Be sure to use installpkg OR pkgtool to install from your CD or the FTP above, and then, check with pkgtool to ensure it installed correctly.



Alternatively, after installing/reinstalled, remember to run:
ldconfig
to update the libs.

HTH

Cool

Gentlmen ....
Believe me, it's impossible to install sth wrong using pkgtool. I have 'ncurses' installed for 1000 %. If it wasn't installed , the very pkgtool wouldn't work (as I found out uninstalling ncurses and installing it again).
I also tried 'ldconfig' but with no luck ...
It must be sth else that is missing. I don't have the slightest idea what it is.
During installation I had chosen only 'necessary packages' recommended by a "slack-guru'
Cheers for your 'efforts' ....

foxy17

There is a file called MANIFEST.gz in the slakware directory of your install disk which lists all the files that are in all the slack packages, sorted by package. If you gunzip this file, you can then search for crt1.o and you'll find (as I did) that it's in the glibc.tgz package in the d1 directory. It'd probably be pretty hard to compile a kernel without this package even if you got past the config.

So much for gurus ;-)

Enjoy!
--- Cerbere

Actually , there are several glibc*.tgz packages so I've reinstalled them all and finally it worked. Now I can try to recompile my kernel to slim it a bit.
Thanks Cerbere and I promise to use Manifest.gz in the future

foxy17

Woohoo! Good job Cerbere

Congratulations foxy

Cool

Thanks MasterC ....

The more we learn the more convinced we become that we know little.