kernel compiling problem with menuconfig and xconfig option

lbdgwgt · 10-06-2006, 07:11 PM

Hi all,

I am using Opensuse 10.1 on my Toshiba Laptop. I am still beginner inLinux OS.
I am trying to compile the kernel 2.4.18 and as i read, first of all we have to configure the kernel we want to build by using "make config" (not preferable since user is asked for lots lots of question), "make xconfig", or "make menuconfig".
Until here am I right?

When i use "make xconfig", the following error happened:

Code:

# make xconfig
rm -f include/asm
( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
make -C scripts kconfig.tk
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/leo/Test1_100206/kernel/linux-2.4.18/scripts'
cat header.tk >> ./kconfig.tk
./tkparse < ../arch/i386/config.in >> kconfig.tk
echo "set defaults \"arch/i386/defconfig\"" >> kconfig.tk
echo "set ARCH \"i386\"" >> kconfig.tk
cat tail.tk >> kconfig.tk
chmod 755 kconfig.tk
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/leo/Test1_100206/kernel/linux-2.4.18/scripts'
wish -f scripts/kconfig.tk
make: *** [xconfig] Segmentation fault

And if use "make menuconfig", this problem arises:

Code:

LSuse:/home/leo/Test1_100206/kernel/linux-2.4.18 # make xconfig
rm -f include/asm
( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
make -C scripts kconfig.tk
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/leo/Test1_100206/kernel/linux-2.4.18/scripts'
cat header.tk >> ./kconfig.tk
./tkparse < ../arch/i386/config.in >> kconfig.tk
echo "set defaults \"arch/i386/defconfig\"" >> kconfig.tk
echo "set ARCH \"i386\"" >> kconfig.tk
cat tail.tk >> kconfig.tk
chmod 755 kconfig.tk
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/leo/Test1_100206/kernel/linux-2.4.18/scripts'
wish -f scripts/kconfig.tk
make: *** [xconfig] Segmentation fault

It seems that I dont have the ncurses library. But what happened after i tried to install the rpm module of ncurses is very confusing me.
i tried to install the rpm package of the ncurses but here what i found:

Code:

LSuse:/home/leo/Documents/ncurses # rpm -q ncurses-5.5-16.i586.rpm
package ncurses-5.5-16.i586.rpm is not installed
LSuse:/home/leo/Documents/ncurses # rpm -i ncurses-5.5-16.i586.rpm
package ncurses-5.5-16 is already installed
LSuse:/home/leo/Documents/ncurses # rpm -e ncurses-5.5-16.i586.rpm
error: package ncurses-5.5-16.i586.rpm is not installed

i even tried to check the installed package:

Code:

LSuse:/home/leo/Documents/ncurses # rpm -qa | grep ncurses
ncurses-5.5-16
yast2-ncurses-2.13.27-3

it is confusing. does anybody can help me?
thanks for any help..

EclipseAgent · 10-06-2006, 10:49 PM

Wow, that is very strange.

What happens if you do

rpm -Uvh ncurses*

or

rpm -ivh ncurses* --replacepkgs

biophysics · 10-07-2006, 05:27 AM

Use Yast2 and install the development-packages for both QT and ncurses.
1. qt3-devel-XXXXXXX
2. ncurses-devel-XXXX

lbdgwgt · 10-08-2006, 07:26 AM

Hi,

so i solved the "make menuconfig" problem with installing the ncurses-dev package.
But for the "make xconfig" problem i still confused since i check this:

Code:

# rpm -qa | grep qt3
qt3-devel-3.3.5-58
dbus-1-qt3-devel-0.60-30
qt3-devel-tools-3.3.5-58
qt3-3.3.5-58
dbus-1-qt3-0.60-30
qt3-devel-doc-3.3.5-58

that means i already have the qt3-devel package installed right? so what was the problem?

thanks for the help

onjoo · 10-09-2006, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lbdgwgt

Hi,

so i solved the "make menuconfig" problem with installing the ncurses-dev package.

Ok Im just guessing here, but doesn't "make xconfig" need libqt3-dev-package or is that the same as qt3-devel?

Although there might also be problems with the tk/tcl-packages.

Ncurses-devel package is mandatory for "make menuconfig".
If you have GTK installed you can also try "make gconfig"

You can use any configuration tool you like, it doesn't matter which one.

lbdgwgt · 10-10-2006, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onjoo

Ok Im just guessing here, but doesn't "make xconfig" need libqt3-dev-package or is that the same as qt3-devel?

i can not find libqt3-devel for Opensuse. Might it be that for Opensuse, it is the same as qt3-devel? I am giving up, i use "make menuconfig" anyway.

Thanks,