Description of problem: When running 'make menuconfig' the command exits with error about missing curses.h. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.21-1.3228.fc7 How reproducible: Ever Steps to Reproduce: 1. Remove the package ncurses-devel if installed 2. Get the kernel src.rpm 3. Follow the instructions found in http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel Actual results: In file included from scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:24: scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:32:20: error: curses.h: Arquivo ou diretório não encontrado In file included 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:193: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:195: 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:200: 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 function ‘dialog_checklist’: scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:116: error: ‘WINDOW’ undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:116: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:116: error: for each function it appears in.) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:116: error: ‘dialog’ undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:116: error: ‘list’ undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:116: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:129: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘getmaxy’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:129: error: ‘stdscr’ undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:130: error: ‘KEY_MAX’ undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:131: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘getmaxx’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:137: error: ‘COLS’ undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:138: error: ‘LINES’ undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:140: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘draw_shadow’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:142: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘newwin’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:143: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘keypad’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:143: error: ‘TRUE’ undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:145: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘draw_box’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:146: error: ‘struct dialog_color’ has no member named ‘atr’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:146: error: ‘struct dialog_color’ has no member named ‘atr’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:147: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘wattrset’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:147: error: ‘struct dialog_color’ has no member named ‘atr’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:148: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘mvwaddch’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:150: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘waddch’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:151: error: ‘struct dialog_color’ has no member named ‘atr’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:154: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘print_title’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:156: error: ‘struct dialog_color’ has no member named ‘atr’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:157: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘print_autowrap’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:164: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘subwin’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:171: error: ‘struct dialog_color’ has no member named ‘atr’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:171: error: ‘struct dialog_color’ has no member named ‘atr’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:189: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘print_item’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:192: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘print_arrows’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:195: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘print_buttons’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:197: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘wnoutrefresh’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:199: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘doupdate’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:202: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘wgetch’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:210: error: ‘KEY_UP’ undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:210: error: ‘KEY_DOWN’ undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:220: error: ‘FALSE’ undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:221: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘scrollok’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:222: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘wscrl’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:232: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘wrefresh’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:293: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘delwin’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:297: error: ‘KEY_LEFT’ undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:298: error: ‘KEY_RIGHT’ undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:310: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘on_key_esc’ scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:312: error: ‘KEY_RESIZE’ undeclared (first use in this function) make[1]: ** [scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.o] Erro 1 make: ** [menuconfig] Erro 2 Expected results: Show the 'menuconfig' curses interface Additional info: Missing BuildRequires: ncurses-devel in kernel spec file. Patch attached.
Created attachment 157222 [details] Patch for spec file
ncurses-devel is not needed to rebuild the SRPM. File a bug against the documentation instead.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 240878 ***
I discord. I don't need ncurses-devel to build the SRPM, but it is needed for build the kernel RPMS. Perhaps the bug title can be changed to: "missing dependency to rebuild kernel from src.rpm".