hi

i have problem with using menuconfig. when i do 'make menuconfig'
after logging as a root,i get following error.
make:***No rule to make target 'menu config' .stop.


can u tell me what's the problem, i have debian sarge on kernel 2.4.27
i checked all the packages, like kernel-pakage, fakeroot, and latest
version of libncurses, its all there. i dont understand , help

wood

This means that the Makefile in the current directory does not have a section "menuconfig"

Check that you are at the root of your kernel source tree and that you see the configure script and a Makefile.

how do i do that

make sure you cd to your /usr/src/root-folder-of-your-kernel's-source-tree.
type ls to see if there is configure and Makefile.

i think there is configure file in /boot , so if /usr/src/root-source-folder doesnt have configure file should i copy it there from /boot

wood

Just to make sure.

Are you trying to compile the kernel?

If you are trying to compile the kernel do you have the source code?

If you have the source code where did you pu it?

yes,
i am trying to compile the kernel 2.6, right now i have it on CD, i have bz2 file and i will
put it in /usr/src and then use tar to unzip it.

wood

So don't copy files around. Unzip the kernel source tarball in /usr/src. It will create a new directory change to that directory and follow your kernel compilation manual. If you don't have a manual, you need one. Check the LDP: en.tldp.org

thanx

it seems to work now

wood

These people are calling me "newbie". Help me change that by clicking the thanks button next to my reply!

Thanx.

By the way: Never, never ever use root to compile anything (or make config either) or when you do not absolutely need it! It's the beginning of the end! Worse, it's the apocalypse!
But seriously, don't do it. Really. Copy the complete source tree to your home directory, configure it, compile it, and do not change to root before make install or make modules_install. (Of course this rule applies to any software package as well.)

By the way by the way: Does the Linux source support something like VPATH building? If yes, you wouldn't even have to copy the sources anymore.