Ubuntu10.04: makemenuconfigError2 ('makemenuconfig' requiresthencurseslibraries) ubu @ ubu-desktop :~ /Documents/mini2440/linux-2.6.33 $ makemenuconfigHOSTCCscripts/basic/fixdepHOSTCCscripts/
Ubuntu10.04: make menuconfig Error 2 ('make menuconfig' requires the ncurses libraries)
Ubu @ ubu-desktop :~ /Documents/mini2440/linux-2.6.33 $ make menuconfig
HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep HOSTCC scripts/basic/docproc
HOSTCC scripts/basic/hash
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf. o scripts/kconfig/conf. c: In function 'conf _ askvalue': scripts/kconfig/conf. c: 105: warning: ignoring return value of 'fgets', declared with attribute warn_unused_result scripts/kconfig/conf. c: In function 'conf _ choice ':
Scripts/kconfig/conf. c: 307: warning: ignoring return value of 'fgets', declared with attribute warn_unused_result
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/kxgettext. o *** Unable to find the ncurses libraries or the *** required header files. * ** 'make menuconfig' requires the ncurses libraries. * ***** Install ncurses (ncurses-devel) and try again. * ** make [1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/dochecklxdialog] Error 1 make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
Solution: sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev or: sudo apt-get install ncurses-dev