[Wylug-help] Help I've broken my SuSE 6.2 system....can't build kernel.

[FrankShuteshute@esperance.demon.co.uk]

On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 09:08:30AM +0100, Simon Wood wrote:

> I've been getting more adventurous at playing around and I've seem to have
> broken my system... bugger!
> 
> The system as a whole works but I can't do 'make menuconfig' to rebuild a
> kernel (the normal kernel or the linux-vr which is the one used for the
> outputs below). 

Excuse my ignorance but what is linux-vr?

> When I do 'make menuconfig' I get the following:
>  <<bugger>> 
....
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/mips/linux-vr/scripts/lxdialog'
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/mips/linux-vr/scripts/lxdialog'
                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> /bin/sh scripts/Menuconfig arch/mips/config.in
                             ^^^^^^^^^
> Using defaults found in arch/mips/defconfig
> Preparing scripts: functions, parsingAwk died with error code 2. Giving up.
> ..........done.

Are you compiling for a mips machine?

> After the error flashes by I do get a 'menuconfig' screen which is
> navigable, but missing a large number of items.

Have you tried: make config instead? I trust you've read the
Kernel-Howto.

> Taking the hint I've removed all occurrences of ncurses and curses, and
> reinstalled ncurses. It still won't work.
> Just to check if I've missed a curses lib somewhere I did 'find / -name
> '*curses*'':
>  <<bugger2>> 

A cursory glance suggests that it's installed OK.

Just a tip, if you're looking for files in all directories under
root then you're best off using `locate' rather than `find'.

My best guess is that you're doing something silly (no offence
meant) and you're looking for something subtle rather than something
obvious eg. a problem with curses or awk when I suspect there isn't
any.

-- 

 Frank 
 
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