If you try to run `make menuconfig' on a system that lacks ncurses development libs, you get an error message telling you to install ncurses-devel. Some popular distributions don't have an ncurses-devel package. This patch generalizes the error message. Patch is against 2.6.12.
MAINTAINERS doesn't list a maintainer for menuconfig or lxdialog, so I sent this to lkml, kbuild-devel, and to the kconfig maintainer. Signed-off-by: Kurt Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- a/scripts/lxdialog/Makefile 2005-07-04 09:31:38.000000000 -0400 +++ b/scripts/lxdialog/Makefile 2005-07-04 09:38:05.000000000 -0400 @@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ echo -e "\007" ;\ echo ">> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries." ;\ echo ">>" ;\ - echo ">> You must install ncurses-devel in order" ;\ - echo ">> to use 'make menuconfig'" ;\ + echo ">> You must install ncurses development libraries" ;\ + echo ">> to use 'make menuconfig'. If you have an RPM-based" ;\ + echo ">> Debian-based distribution you should install the" ;\ + echo ">> ncurses-devel package." ;\ echo ;\ exit 1 ;\ fi Kurt -- "I have a very firm grasp on reality! I can reach out and strangle it any time!" ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ kbuild-devel mailing list kbuild-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kbuild-devel