Kernel Hacking

LinuxNoob75 · 01-05-2008, 11:21 AM

Hello-
I've downloaded the 2.6.23.12 kernel, opened it in /usr/src, and was working on building the kernel.
I cd'ed into the /usr/src/2.6.23.12.../ directory, and 'make clean' ran fine.
Then, I tried running 'make menuconfig' and got several errors:

Code:

scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:221: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘scrollok’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:222: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘wscrl’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:232: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘wrefresh’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:293: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘delwin’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:297: error: ‘KEY_LEFT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:298: error: ‘KEY_RIGHT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:310: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘on_key_esc’
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:312: error: ‘KEY_RESIZE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.o] Error 1
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2

This is the bottom of the long error message. If anyone could help me, that would be great.
thanks,
LN75

LinuxNoob75 · 01-05-2008, 05:18 PM

added note:
Make Menuconfig doesn't produce a vmImage.(probably because it never gets to the configuration part)

Uncle_Theodore · 01-05-2008, 05:25 PM

Was there another error, something like
error: curses.h: No such file or directory
a little above? Looks like you don't have ncurses library installed. Look for ncurses-devel in your package manager or something like that.

Also, make menuconfig does not produce a kernel image. It only produces a configuration file. Then you have to actually compile the kernel.

devkpict · 01-07-2008, 07:38 AM

Try doing "make oldconfig"

gr8scot · 02-17-2008, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle_Theodore

Was there another error, something like
error: curses.h: No such file or directory
a little above? Looks like you don't have ncurses library installed. Look for ncurses-devel in your package manager or something like that.

Also, make menuconfig does not produce a kernel image. It only produces a configuration file. Then you have to actually compile the kernel.

I hope this thread isn't too old to extend it with a similar question. I'm having exactly the problem you described, trying to 'make menuconfig' on linux-2.6.28.6 in Debian. Make oldconfig worked, but didn't affect my luck with 'make menuconfig.' The exact error message is

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’

Then, there are a few more problems in 'dialog.h' and a couple dozen in 'checklist.c' before it gives up. Thanks in advance.

rmanocha · 02-18-2008, 02:58 AM

Quote:

scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:31:20: error: curses.h: No such file or directory

As Uncle_theodore had noted above, install the ncurses(-devel) package.

gr8scot · 02-21-2008, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmanocha

As Uncle_theodore had noted above, install the ncurses(-devel) package.

Tricky devil calls istelf 'libncurses5-dev,' but I found it, installed it, and put it to work configging my kernel. I really like make-kpkg! The Debian thread about upgrading/re-compiling the 2.6 kernel was also key.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ompile-206992/