menuconfig: fail with clearer error if curses.h N/A

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To: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...>
Cc: <linux-kernel@...>
Date: Sunday, October 14, 2007 - 5:23 pm

It would be nice if 'make menuconfig' could fail earlier or with a clearer
error if curses.h is not available. The actual error is currently rather
buried in a huge amount of indirect errors.

After installing libncurses-dev (Debian) everything was fine.

$ make menuconfig
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.o
In file included from scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:24:
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:32:20: error: curses.h: No such file or directory
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:194: 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:199: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:201: 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’:
[another 30 or so lines with warnings/errors omitted]

Cheers,
FJP
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menuconfig: fail with clearer error if curses.h N/A, Frans Pop, (Sun Oct 14, 5:23 pm)