On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Richard Spencer wrote:
> I was advised to install make.rpm and also glibc-devel.rpm (bin86.rpm,
> binutils.rpm, dialog.rpm, and
> ncurses-devel.rpm and low and behold 4 of the 5 packages gave me no
> complaints, so they had not been installed.
>
> But again, when I tried to make config, I got the following error messages:
>
> [root@localhost src]# make config
> make: *** No rule to make target `config'. Stop.
> [root@localhost src]# make xconfig
> make: *** No rule to make target `xconfig'. Stop.
> [root@localhost src]# make menuconfig
> make: *** No rule to make target `menuconfig'. Stop.
>
Do cd /usr/src/linux FIRST.
> A while ago, I noticed in the MakeRules file in /usr/src/linux, many
> "rules." But just now I noticed nothing significant in the file.
> Should I be worried?
>
>
>
>
>
> >>
> >>I mounted the source CD-ROM and changed to the following directory:
> >>
> >> cd /cdrom/Redhat/RPMS
> >>
> >>I then did the following:
> >>rpm -i kernel-headers-2.2.5-15.i386.rpm
> >>rpm -i kernel-source-2.2.5-15.i386.rpm
> >> ( I needed to install the headers package first )
> >>
> >>I then tried make config, make menuconfig and make xconfig, to which I got
> >>the following message -- without brackets: [bash: make: command not found]
> >>
> >>Advised I would need kernel development rpms loaded, and the
> >>compiler, I saw rpms in the /cdrom/RedHat/RPMS directory that appeared
> >>relelvant--because they seemed to be kernel-i386-something or other, so I
> >>installed those packages as well (...what was I thinking?)
> >>
> >> The files I unpacked and their [subsequent messages] were:
> >> MAKEDEV-2.5-1.noarch.rpm [package MAKEDEV-2.5-1.noarch.rpm is
>already
> >>installed]
> >> kernel-BOOT-2.2.5-15.i386.rpm [no complaint]
> >> kernel-smp-2.2.5-15.i386.rpm [no complaint]
> >>
> >>
> >> Pleased with trying to install these packages and not getting major
> >>complaints, I tried the 3 makes again, but the same message still haunts
> me:
> >>bash: make: command not found
> >>
> >>I did notice that my /usr/src/linux-2.2.15 directory had contents with
> today's
> >>date, and I'm sure I had all the same stuff there before, with a previous
> >>date. So whatever I've done today so far, I had probably done before.
> >>
> >>It kind of bothers me though, that I don't have a directory for
> >>/usr/src/linux -- just the
> >>link.
> >>
> >>I don't suppose I'm trying to run the bash command 'make' from the wrong
> >>directory. My bash file is in /bin so that should not make a
> >>difference. Still, there seems to be trouble with bash, doesn't there?
> >>
> >>Does anyone have an idea about where to go from here?
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I'm a Linux-newbie running Win95 and RedHat 6.0 in a dual-boot
> configuration
> >>>on my Pentium notebook. After compiling my kernel, everything seems to be
> >>>running just fine.
> >>>
> >>>Recently, I bought a 100 Mb SCSI Zip drive, and an Adaptec 1460 slimSCSI
> >>>adapter. I have a parallel port Syquest SparQ as well. I would like to use
> >>>the PCMCIA adapter and the Zip drive, and run the SparQ at the parallel
> >port.
> >>>
> >>>When I configured my kernel three months ago, I failed to plan ahead and
> >>>enable SCSI support. It's clear that I need to reconfigure my kernel.
> When I
> >>>tried to 'make config', 'make menuconfig', and 'make xconfig' however,
> they
> >>>wouldn't work! In fact, I don't have a /usr/src/linux directory.
> >>>
> >>>Where should I begin to fix this mess? Tell me I don't have to start from
> >>>ground zero!
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Regards Richard
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