ARM kernel configuration!!

Hi,,
i have this Kernel package: "linux-2.6.20.4.tar.gz". I found also this file encolsed in the CD: "linux-2.6.20.4-edb93xx.patch", is it a patch? if yes how do i apply it(it is not a a package to be extracted, is a file ".patch")?
i am trying to configure it using

$ make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE= arm-linux- menuconfig

and i get error that says:

In file included from scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:24:
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:32:20: error: curses.h: No such file or directory
In file included from scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:24:
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:97: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘chtype’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:187: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token

and so one, and the last part of the presented output is:

make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.o] Error 1
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2

NOTE: my toolchain version is gcc-4.0.1-glibc-2.3.5
any qlues?
thanks

In file included from scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:24: scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:32:20: error: curses.h: No such file or directory

You are definitely missing ' libncurses5-devel' (if still Mandriva ?)
Could be another name with a different distro.

Please always tell Linux "name" and "version" when asking a question.

To apply a patch :
Place the patch textfile outside your topdirectory (linux-2.6.20.4)
and run command 'patch -p0 < linux-2.6.20.4-edb93xx.patch'

I'm not quite sure with the option -p0. Might be -p1 etc.
Please see 'man patch' and "google" apply patch ..
and .. apply kernel patch .. for answers.

Rgds

Originally Posted by knudfl Please always tell Linux "name" and "version" when asking a question.

i ll keep it in mind

To apply a patch : patch -p0 < linux-2.6.20.4-edb93xx.patch Rgds

i also found this method to apply a patch:
e.g.

$ zcat ../linux-2.6.20.4-edb93xx.patch.gz|patch -p1

http://www.linuxhq.com/patch-howto.html

Rgds