make menuconfig I get this error

[root@localhost linux-2.6.18.noarch]# make menuconfig
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.o
In file included from scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:24:
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:31:20: error: curses.h: No such file or directory
In file included from scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:24:
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:128: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘use_colors’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:129: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘use_shadow’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:131: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘attributes’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:143: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:146: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:147: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:148: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:149: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:151: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:31: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:59: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:95: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c: In function ‘dialog_checklist’:
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:117: error: ‘WINDOW’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:117: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:117: error: for each function it appears in.)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:117: error: ‘dialog’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:117: error: ‘list’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:117: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:121: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘endwin’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:122: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘fprintf’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:122: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘fprintf’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:122: error: ‘stderr’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:140: error: ‘COLS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:141: error: ‘LINES’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:143: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘draw_shadow’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:143: error: ‘stdscr’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:145: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘newwin’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:146: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘keypad’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:146: error: ‘TRUE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:148: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘draw_box’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:148: error: ‘attributes’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:149: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘wattrset’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:150: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘mvwaddch’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:152: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘waddch’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:156: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘print_title’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:159: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘print_autowrap’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:166: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘subwin’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:191: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘print_item’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:197: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘print_arrows’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:200: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘print_buttons’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:202: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘wnoutrefresh’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:204: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘doupdate’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:207: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘wgetch’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:214: error: ‘KEY_UP’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:214: error: ‘KEY_DOWN’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:224: error: ‘FALSE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:225: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘scrollok’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:226: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘wscrl’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:235: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘wrefresh’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:285: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘fprintf’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:286: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘delwin’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:290: error: ‘KEY_LEFT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:291: error: ‘KEY_RIGHT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
make[2]: *** [scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
[root@localhost linux-2.6.18.noarch]#

don't know what is causing this!!!!!

please help me

yum install ncurses-devel