it looks like you have tcl or tk missing I think wish comes from tcl. > sorted the prob with menuconfig, it was the gcc (should have know) after > chasing up several dependent packages, however no joy with xconfig, but > no worries..at least one works i am happy, thanks Jeff > > just out of interest here is the output for xconfig > > # make xconfig > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) > make -C scripts kconfig.tk > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/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 `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts' > wish -f scripts/kconfig.tk > make: wish: Command not found > make: *** [xconfig] Error 127 > > gerry > > > > Jeff Waugh wrote: > > ><quote who="Gerard Blacklock"> > > > > > > > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] linux-2.4.20]# 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-2.4.20/scripts/lxdialog' > >>/bin/sh: line 1: gcc: command not found > >> > >> > > > >^ the real problem > > > > > > > >>>>Unable to find the Ncurses libraries. > >>>> > >>>>You must have Ncurses installed in order > >>>>to use 'make menuconfig' > >>>> > >>>> > >>make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1 > >> > >> > > > >^ bogus error message because the kernel build system is not smart enough to > >realise you don't have a compiler, which I'm quite amazed at! > > > >Looks like you need to install gcc, and probably a few other build chain > >packages. > > > >- Jeff > > > > > > >
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