Bug 121228 - kernel configuration via "make menuconfig" fails without ncurses-devel
Summary: kernel configuration via "make menuconfig" fails without ncurses-devel
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Arjan van de Ven
QA Contact: Brian Brock
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2004-04-19 14:28 UTC by John Bollinger
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:10 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2004-06-15 00:36:19 UTC
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Description John Bollinger 2004-04-19 14:28:49 UTC
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Description of problem:
Kernel configuration via the "menuconfig" interface requires
ncurses.h, apparently distributed in ncurses-devel.  If ncurses is not
available in the include path then a slew of compilation errors is
emitted and the process terminates before the configuration screen is
ever displayed.  The kernel-source RPM apparently does not assert a
dependency on ncurses-devel, but it should do in order to prevent this
problem.

The easy workaround is to simply ensure that the ncurses-devel package
is installed, but _finding_ that workaround might not be
straightforward for many affected users.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-source-2.6.3-2.1.253.2.1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install the kernel-source RPM
2. Remove the ncurses-devel RPM if installed (this should fail, but
doesn't)
3. Change to the kernel source directory under /usr/src and execute
"make menuconfig"

Actual Results:  A slew of compilation errors were emitted; near the
top was a message indicating that include file ncurses.h was not found.

Expected Results:  The menu-based kernel configuration starts and runs.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Arjan van de Ven 2004-04-19 15:07:06 UTC
ok added to the REquires: of kernel-source so that you'll get
ncurses-devel automatically (or at least via rpm dependencies)
thanks for reporting this


Comment 2 Alan Cox 2004-05-03 00:44:55 UTC
This does not appear to have been added yet ?


Comment 3 Arjan van de Ven 2004-05-03 10:08:22 UTC
it is in the trunk at least.



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