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This sounds like you did not install the standard 'C development'
packages.  In particular, you don't have the standard include files on
your system.  Based on this, I'd recommend you grab your installation
CD and install the appropriate 'C Development' packages.  Take a look
at the RedHat "comps" file for package suggestions, as I have no idea
what you might be missing.

-derek

"Dan Fadayomi" <dfadayomi at hotmail.com> writes:

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> I'm new to the linux world, and am having an issue with running:
> 
> 1.make menuconfig and 2.make xconfig
> 
> For make menuconfig , the book I'm reading told me I needed to install =
> ncurses-devel. I did, but still got error messages.
> 
> The following are the errors that I got from executing each one of the =
> above commands.=20
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> 
> Dan Fadayomi
> 
>  1.-
> =20
> rm -f include/asm ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) make -C scripts
> kconfig.tk make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.12/scripts' =
> gcc
> -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -c -o tkparse.o
> tkparse.ctkparse.c:37: stdio.h: No such file or directory tkparse.c:38:
> stdlib.h: No such file or directory tkparse.c:39: string.h: No such file
> or directory make[1]: *** [tkparse.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/usr/src/linux-2.2.12/scripts' make: *** [xconfig] Error 2
> [root at localhost linux]# make xconfig > test.txt tkparse.c:37: stdio.h: =
> No
> such file or directory tkparse.c:38: stdlib.h: No such file or directory
> tkparse.c:39: string.h: No such file or directory make[1]: *** =
> [tkparse.o]
> Error 1
> make: *** [xconfig] Error 2   =20
> 
> 2.-
> 
> rm -f include/asm ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) make -C
> scripts/lxdialog all make[1]: Entering directory
> `/usr/src/linux-2.2.12/scripts/lxdialog' gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes =
> -O2
> -fomit-frame-pointer -DLOCALE  -I/usr/include/ncurses
> -DCURSES_LOC=3D"<ncurses.h>"   -c lxdialog.c -o lxdialog.o In file =
> included
> from lxdialog.c:22: dialog.h:22: sys/types.h: No such file or directory
> dialog.h:23: fcntl.h: No such file or directory dialog.h:24: unistd.h: =
> No
> such file or directory dialog.h:25: ctype.h: No such file or directory
> dialog.h:26: stdlib.h: No such file or directory dialog.h:27: string.h: =
> No
> such file or directory In file included from dialog.h:29,
> from lxdialog.c:22: /usr/include/ncurses/ncurses.h:70: stdio.h: No such
> file or directory lxdialog.c:53: locale.h: No such file or directory
> make[1]: *** [lxdialog.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/usr/src/linux-2.2.12/scripts/lxdialog' make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2  =
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All-</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm new to the linux world, and am =
> having an issue=20
> with running:</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>1.make menuconfig </STRONG>and=20
> <STRONG>2.make xconfig</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>For <STRONG>make menuconfig </STRONG>, =
> the book I'm=20
> reading told me I needed to install ncurses-devel. I did, but still got =
> error=20
> messages.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The following are the errors that I got =
> from=20
> executing each one of the above commands. </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in advance for any =
> help.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dan Fadayomi</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>&nbsp;1.-</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;
> <P class=3DMsoPlainText><SPAN style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS =
> Mincho'">rm -f=20
> include/asm ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) make -C =
> scripts<BR>kconfig.tk=20
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.12/scripts' gcc<BR>-Wall =
> 
> -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -c -o=20
> tkparse.o<BR>tkparse.ctkparse.c:37: stdio.h: No such file or directory=20
> tkparse.c:38:<BR>stdlib.h: No such file or directory tkparse.c:39: =
> string.h: No=20
> such file<BR>or directory make[1]: *** [tkparse.o] Error 1 make[1]: =
> Leaving=20
> directory<BR>`/usr/src/linux-2.2.12/scripts' make: *** [xconfig] Error=20
> 2<BR>[root at localhost linux]# make xconfig &gt; test.txt tkparse.c:37: =
> stdio.h:=20
> No<BR>such file or directory tkparse.c:38: stdlib.h: No such file or=20
> directory<BR>tkparse.c:39: string.h: No such file or directory make[1]: =
> ***=20
> [tkparse.o]<BR>Error 1<BR></SPAN><SPAN=20
> style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; =
> mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">make:=20
> *** [xconfig] Error 2<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
> yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
> </SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
> <P class=3DMsoPlainText><SPAN=20
> style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS =
> Mincho'"><STRONG>2.-</STRONG></SPAN></P>
> <P class=3DMsoPlainText><SPAN style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS =
> Mincho'">rm -f=20
> include/asm ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) make =
> -C<BR>scripts/lxdialog all=20
> make[1]: Entering directory<BR>`/usr/src/linux-2.2.12/scripts/lxdialog' =
> gcc=20
> -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2<BR>-fomit-frame-pointer -DLOCALE<SPAN=20
> style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;=20
> </SPAN>-I/usr/include/ncurses<BR>-DCURSES_LOC=3D"&lt;ncurses.h&gt;"<SPAN =
> 
> style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>-c lxdialog.c -o =
> lxdialog.o In=20
> file included<BR>from lxdialog.c:22: dialog.h:22: sys/types.h: No such =
> file or=20
> directory<BR>dialog.h:23: fcntl.h: No such file or directory =
> dialog.h:24:=20
> unistd.h: No<BR>such file or directory dialog.h:25: ctype.h: No such =
> file or=20
> directory<BR>dialog.h:26: stdlib.h: No such file or directory =
> dialog.h:27:=20
> string.h: No<BR>such file or directory In file included from=20
> dialog.h:29,<BR>from lxdialog.c:22: /usr/include/ncurses/ncurses.h:70: =
> stdio.h:=20
> No such<BR>file or directory lxdialog.c:53: locale.h: No such file or=20
> directory<BR>make[1]: *** [lxdialog.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving=20
> directory<BR>`/usr/src/linux-2.2.12/scripts/lxdialog' make: *** =
> [menuconfig]=20
> Error 2<SPAN=20
> style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
> yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
       warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available
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