[Scottish] Compiling and installing a second vanilla kernel

[tam at linuxrulesthe.net]

> Andrew Thomas wrote:
>> Hello
>>
>> I'm a linux newbie, and I'm trying to compile and install a second
>> vanilla kernel so I can use this to build some device driver code. The
>> Linux device drivers book advises me to do this.
>>
>> I am using SUSE 9.2 on my system. I have downloaded the latest kernel,
>> but when I try to do a make menuconfig, or make XXXX I get the following
>> error:
>>
>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.12.3/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 11: gcc: command
>> not found
>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.12.3/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 12: gcc: command
>> not found
>>   HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
>> /bin/sh: gcc: command not found
>> make[1]: *** [scripts/basic/fixdep] Error 127
>> make: *** [scripts_basic] Error 2
>>
>>
>> Can anyone tell me why this is?
>
> At the risk of sounding either a) obvious or b) cheeky, you don't appear
> to
> have gcc installed :)
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Or it may not be in his path if he's changed it somehow...just a
suggestion. Check your PATH as root. It *may* be bacause of that.