/bin/sh: gcc: command not found

hi,
i am new to embedded linux,also to this forum.i am trying to compile kernel and uboot for arm target board on the centos.i installed crosstool in path /usr/local/arm/2.95.3/bin.i put kernel and uboot source in the /opt
directory.when i compiling the kernel it shows error


/bin/sh: gcc: command not found

>> 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 `/opt/LN2440SBC/clabsys_kernel_2.4.20_rel1.0/scripts/lxdialog'
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2

can anyone help me?


thanks and regards

m.murugan

Not sure about your environment fully but your messages indicate that you need to install the Ncurses packages (perhaps from an existing repository) or else a straight make/install.

As to the gcc error, I have sometimes seen the need to establish a symbolic link to the actual executable (called in my case 'gcc-4.0' as below. This so the compile step can find the actual executable.

ls-l /usr/bin
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 2007-07-31 22:22 /usr/bin/gcc -> gcc-4.0
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 104520 2006-04-20 16:51 /usr/bin/gcc-4.0

create the link with ln -s /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/gcc-4.0

Hope this helps.
kscott

Do you have crosstool's gcc in your PATH?
Try:

export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/arm/2.95.3/bin"