Make menuconfig for compiling Linux kernel 2.6.23.1 in ubuntu7.10

Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog. h: 32: 20: Error: Curses. h: no such file or directory
In file already ded from scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 24:
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog. h: 97: Error: Expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'chtype'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog. h: 187: Error: Expected ') 'before' * 'token
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog. h: 194: Error: Expected ') 'before' * 'token
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog. h: 196: Error: Expected ') 'before' * 'token
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog. h: 197: Error: Expected ') 'before' * 'token
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog. h: 198: Error: Expected ') 'before' * 'token
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog. h: 199: Error: Expected ') 'before' * 'token
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog. h: 201: Error: Expected ') 'before' * 'token
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 31: Error: Expected ') 'before' * 'token
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 59: Error: Expected ') 'before' * 'token
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 95: Error: Expected ') 'before' * 'token
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: In the 'Dialog _ checklist' function:
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 116: Error: 'window' not declared (used for the first time in this function)
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 116: Error: (even if it appears multiple times in a function, each undeclared identifier
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 116: Error: only one report is reported in the function .)
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 116: Error: 'Dialog 'not declared (used for the first time in this function)
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 116: Error: 'LIST' not declared (used for the first time in this function)
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 116: Warning: The left operand of the comma expression does not work
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 129: warning: the implicit declaration function 'getmaxy'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 129: Error: 'stdscr 'is not declared (used for the first time in this function)
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 130: Error: 'key _ max 'is not declared (used for the first time in this function)
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 131: warning: the implicit declaration function 'getmaxx'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 137: Error: 'cols' not declared (used for the first time in this function)
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 138: Error: 'lines' not declared (used for the first time in this function)
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 140: Warning: Implicit declaration function 'draw _ shadow'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 142: Warning: Implicit declaration function 'newwin'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 143: warning: the implicit declaration function 'keypad'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 143: Error: 'true' not declared (used for the first time in this function)
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 145: Warning: Implicit declaration function 'draw _ box'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 146: Error: 'struct dialog_color 'No member named 'act'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 146: Error: 'struct dialog_color 'No member named 'act'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 147: warning: the implicit declaration function 'wattrset'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 147: Error: 'struct dialog_color 'No member named 'act'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 148: Warning: Implicit declaration function 'mvwaddch'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 150: Warning: Implicit declaration function 'waddch'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 151: Error: 'struct dialog_color 'No member named 'act'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 154: Warning: Implicit declaration function 'print _ title'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 156: Error: 'struct dialog_color 'No member named 'act'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 157: Warning: Implicit declaration function 'print _ autorap'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 164: warning: the implicit declaration function 'subwin'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 171: Error: 'struct dialog_color 'No member named 'act'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 171: Error: 'struct dialog_color 'No member named 'act'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 189: warning: the implicit declaration function 'print _ item'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 192: warning: the implicit declaration function 'print _ arrows'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 195: warning: the implicit declaration function 'print _ Buttons'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 197: Warning: Implicit declaration function 'wnoutrefresh'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 199: warning: the implicit declaration function 'doupdate'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 202: warning: the implicit declaration function 'wgetch'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 210: Error: 'key _ up' is not declared (used for the first time in this function)
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 210: Error: 'key _ low' is not declared (used for the first time in this function)
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 220: Error: 'false' not declared (used for the first time in this function)
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 221: Warning: Implicit declaration function 'scrolok'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 222: Warning: Implicit declaration function 'wscrl'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 232: Warning: Implicit declaration function 'wrefresh'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 293: warning: the implicit declaration function 'delwin'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 297: Error: 'key _ left' is not declared (used for the first time in this function)
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 298: Error: 'key _ right' is not declared (used for the first time in this function)
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 310: Warning: Implicit declaration function 'on _ key_esc'
Scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. C: 312: Error: 'key _ resize 'is not declared (used for the first time in this function)
Make [1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist. O] Error 1
Make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
Follow these steps to solve the problem:
Sudo apt-Get install libncurses5-dev