Re: Package for configuration, compilation and installation

From: Mike A. Harris (mharris@meteng.on.ca)
Date: Thu Jul 20 2000 - 01:54:42 EST


On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Stephen Liu wrote:

>Kindly advise the complete package files essential for configuration,
>compilation and installation, etc. instead of by selecting "Everything"
>during installation of RedHat 6.2. Selecting "Utilities" does not work.
>
>During installing new kernel following message was found;
>
>**************************************************
>make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.14/scripts/lxdialog'
>gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -DLOCALE -DCURSES_LO
>C="<curses.h>" -c -o lxdialog.o lxdialog.c
>In file included from lxdialog.c:22:
>dialog.h:29: curses.h: No such file or directory
>make[1]: *** [lxdialog.o] Error 1
>make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.14/scripts/lxdialog'
>***************************************************
>
>Kindly advise which missing file has to be installed from RPM source disc.

Guessing here that what you meant to say was:

Kindly advise the complete package files essential for
configuration, compilation and installation, OF A NEW LINUX
KERNEL.

To compile the kernel you need the source code installed,
including the header files.

Install kernel-headers

TTYL

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