make menuconfig can't find ncurses

FtR · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 Jan 2003 Posts: 121

Hi mighty once

I have a) updated an running and proper working system with
emerge -u world

b) installled a new system following the installation guide (afaik) and

if I now jump to /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig will blame me to have not installed the ncurses libs, but I have for sure.

know it's up to you to blame me for my faults and or didnotthoughtabouts

or give me just a proper hint what the solution might be

THX

FtR

drakonite · l33t Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 768 Location: Lincoln, NE

Did you run a "source /etc/profile && etc-update" after chrooting?
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FtR · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 Jan 2003 Posts: 121

for the new install yes

for the update this should not be needed or ?

FtR

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FtR · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 Jan 2003 Posts: 121

OK

two systems same effect

the new install if done the
Code listing 9.3: Entering the chroot Environment
from the installation guide

for the old system I never had problems with make menuconfig untill I updated my system yesterday with
emerge -u world

FtR

drakonite · l33t Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 768 Location: Lincoln, NE

Opps! I just realized it should have been something like env-update, NOT etc-update... my bad.

Well, if it just quit working you should check your /etc directory and see if you have config files that need updating. You can use etc-update for that

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FtR · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 Jan 2003 Posts: 121

for the updated system :

mybe I lost some config setting during the procedure which lead to the su'ing problem you describe but I used config protection and have not set CONFIG_PROTECT to "-*" .

I have compared the new created files in /etc ("._cfg0000_xyz") with the orginals and merged the carefully so that my config should remain the same as before but the 'su' thing is relevant to me. It was running right after logon as root

but why ??

FtR

drakonite · l33t Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 768 Location: Lincoln, NE

I don't think they su thing is a problem with any config files. What happens is when you use su to change to root, it doesn't set things up the same as just being root, which means (among other things) the PATH wasn't set as it should be. Some people happen to have problems with it, some don't. If you do an source /etc/profile after you su then it should work correctly. Also, you should be able to do a "su -" instead of just "su" to do it. Once you run "source /etc/profile && env-update" in the system (either after su'ing if in an existing system, or right after chrooting if in a system you are building) then everything should be working. If not, check out one of the dozens of other threads on this.
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FtR · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 Jan 2003 Posts: 121

OK I do an "su -" always.

Ok I was searching for one the other threats, but ...

my aasumtion was that maybe something within the new stuff I got is buggy .. ?

FtR

s003apr · Apprentice Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 162

hit <ctrl><alt><F1> and log in as root that way instead of trying to make menuconfig in an X terminal window.

masseya · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 4:16 pm Post subject:

Is gcc in your path? What happens when you do this:

iff · n00b Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 21

Hi, I have this problem my self too.That what I did was :
emerge tcl and tk or somefing, dont remember for sure.
It help me. :wink:

s003apr · Apprentice Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 162

OddFox · Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2003 12:26 am Post subject:

All I did for this problem (I had it happen to me a few minutes ago and nearly freaked out) is do: