LinuxQuestions.org - make menuconfig errors

i'm trying a new distro called Cobind desktop, it is based on fedora core one. I have compiled my own kernel dozens of times, but when i do 'make menuconfig' in this distro, i get the following message:

[root@localhost linux]# 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-2.4.25/scripts/lxdialog'
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -DLOCALE -DCURSES_LOC="<curses.h>" -c -o checklist.o checklist.c
In file included from checklist.c:24:
dialog.h:29:20: curses.h: No such file or directory
In file included from checklist.c:24:
dialog.h:127: error: syntax error before "use_colors"
dialog.h:127: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `use_colors'
dialog.h:127: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
dialog.h:128: error: syntax error before "use_shadow"
dialog.h:128: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `use_shadow'
dialog.h:128: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
dialog.h:130: error: syntax error before "attributes"
dialog.h:130: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `attributes'
dialog.h:130: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
dialog.h:143: error: syntax error before '*' token
dialog.h:143: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
dialog.h:146: error: syntax error before '*' token
dialog.h:146: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
dialog.h:147: error: syntax error before '*' token
dialog.h:147: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
dialog.h:148: error: syntax error before '*' token
dialog.h:149: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
dialog.h:150: error: syntax error before '*' token
dialog.h:150: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
checklist.c:32: error: syntax error before '*' token
checklist.c:34: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
checklist.c: In function `print_item':
checklist.c:38: warning: implicit declaration of function `wattrset'
checklist.c:38: error: `win' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:38: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
checklist.c:38: error: for each function it appears in.)
checklist.c:39: warning: implicit declaration of function `wmove'
checklist.c:39: error: `choice' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:41: warning: implicit declaration of function `waddch'
checklist.c:44: error: `selected' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:46: warning: implicit declaration of function `wprintw'
checklist.c:46: error: `status' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:51: warning: implicit declaration of function `mvwaddch'
checklist.c:51: error: `item' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:53: warning: implicit declaration of function `waddstr'
checklist.c:56: warning: implicit declaration of function `wrefresh'
checklist.c: At top level:
checklist.c:64: error: syntax error before '*' token
checklist.c:66: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
checklist.c: In function `print_arrows':
checklist.c:67: error: `win' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:67: error: `y' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:67: error: `x' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:69: error: `scroll' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:82: error: `height' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:85: error: `item_no' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:85: error: `choice' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c: At top level:
checklist.c:103: error: syntax error before '*' token
checklist.c:104: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
checklist.c: In function `print_buttons':
checklist.c:105: error: `width' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:106: error: `height' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:108: error: `dialog' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:108: error: `selected' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c: In function `dialog_checklist':
checklist.c:126: error: `WINDOW' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:126: error: `dialog' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:126: error: `list' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:126: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect
checklist.c:132: warning: implicit declaration of function `endwin'
checklist.c:133: warning: implicit declaration of function `fprintf'
checklist.c:133: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:148: error: `COLS' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:149: error: `LINES' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:151: error: `stdscr' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:153: warning: implicit declaration of function `newwin'
checklist.c:154: warning: implicit declaration of function `keypad'
checklist.c:154: error: `TRUE' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:187: warning: implicit declaration of function `subwin'
checklist.c:219: warning: implicit declaration of function `wnoutrefresh'
checklist.c:221: warning: implicit declaration of function `doupdate'
checklist.c:224: warning: implicit declaration of function `wgetch'
checklist.c:231: error: `KEY_UP' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:231: error: `KEY_DOWN' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:241: error: `FALSE' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:242: warning: implicit declaration of function `scrollok'
checklist.c:243: warning: implicit declaration of function `wscrl'
checklist.c:270: error: called object is not a function
checklist.c:305: warning: implicit declaration of function `delwin'
checklist.c:309: error: `KEY_LEFT' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c:310: error: `KEY_RIGHT' undeclared (first use in this function)
checklist.c: At top level:
dialog.h:130: warning: array `attributes' assumed to have one element
make[1]: *** [checklist.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.25/scripts/lxdialog'
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
[root@localhost linux]#

I thought perhaps that my download was corrupt, so i downloaded twice more from kernel.org (i tried kernel 2.4.25 and two 2.6.5 downloads) but i still get the same error. I'm puzzeled as to what is wrong. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!