kernel configure error

[penguin0]

hello I tried configuring a kernel source i downloaded and when i went to 'make menuconfig' I was given the following errors. What is the problem?

HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:107:23: error: sys/types.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:108:22: error: sys/stat.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:109:22: error: sys/mman.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:110:20: error: unistd.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:111:19: error: fcntl.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:112:20: error: string.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:113:20: error: stdlib.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:114:19: error: stdio.h: No such file or directory
In file included from /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.2.3/include/syslimits.h:7,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.2.3/include/limits.h:11,
from scripts/basic/fixdep.c:115:
/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.2.3/include/limits.h:122:61: error: limits.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:116:19: error: ctype.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:117:23: error: arpa/inet.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘usage’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:131: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘fprintf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:131: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘fprintf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:131: error: ‘stderr’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:131: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:131: error: for each function it appears in.)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:132: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘exit’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:132: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘exit’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘print_cmdline’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:140: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘printf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:140: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘printf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: At top level:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:143: error: ‘NULL’ undeclared here (not in a function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘grow_config’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:156: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘realloc’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:156: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:158: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘perror’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:158: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘exit’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘is_defined_config’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:174: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘memcmp’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘define_config’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:187: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘memcpy’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:187: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘memcpy’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘use_config’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:206: error: ‘PATH_MAX’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:214: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘memcpy’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:220: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tolower’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:222: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘printf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:206: warning: unused variable ‘s’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: At top level:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:225: error: expected declaration specifiers or ‘...’ before ‘size_t’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘parse_config_file’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:227: error: ‘len’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:233: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘ntohl’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:244: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘isalnum’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘strrcmp’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:261: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘strlen’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:261: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘strlen’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘do_config_file’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:272: error: storage size of ‘st’ isn’t known
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:276: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘open’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:276: error: ‘O_RDONLY’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:278: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘fprintf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:278: error: ‘stderr’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:280: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘exit’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:282: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘fstat’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:284: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘close’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:287: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘mmap’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:287: error: ‘PROT_READ’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:287: error: ‘MAP_PRIVATE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:287: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:294: error: too many arguments to function ‘parse_config_file’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:296: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘munmap’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:272: warning: unused variable ‘st’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: At top level:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:301: error: expected declaration specifiers or ‘...’ before ‘size_t’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘parse_dep_file’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:304: error: ‘len’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:306: error: ‘PATH_MAX’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:308: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘strchr’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:308: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘strchr’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:310: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘fprintf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:310: error: ‘stderr’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:311: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘exit’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:313: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘memcpy’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:314: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘printf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:306: warning: unused variable ‘s’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘print_deps’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:343: error: storage size of ‘st’ isn’t known
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:347: error: ‘O_RDONLY’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:349: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘fprintf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:349: error: ‘stderr’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:351: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘exit’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:355: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘fprintf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:359: error: ‘PROT_READ’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:359: error: ‘MAP_PRIVATE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:359: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:366: error: too many arguments to function ‘parse_dep_file’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:343: warning: unused variable ‘st’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘traps’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:378: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘fprintf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:378: error: ‘stderr’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:380: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘exit’
make[1]: *** [scripts/basic/fixdep] Error 1
make: *** [scripts_basic] Error 2

[Lakshmipathi]

From where your are trying to use menuconfig ,what's your distro. If i'm not wrong menuconfig needs X interface. I would suggest you to read "O'Reilly's "Linux Kernel In A Nutshell - A Desktop Quick Reference" by Greg Kroah-Hartman"

It's excellent and simple book . Good Luck !

[saivin]

If i'm not wrong menuconfig needs X interface.

'menuconfig' only needs ncurses. On the otherhand 'xconfig' or 'gconfig' need X.

Penguin0, you should compile kernel from _inside_ "/usr/src/linux/". Hope you are doing the same. Also, hope you have gcc installed.

Apart from moving the thread to 'Linux Kernel' as Rubberman suggested, please use 'Code' to wrap such long lines of outputs.

[Lakshmipathi]

'menuconfig' only needs ncurses. On the otherhand 'xconfig' or 'gconfig' need X.

thanks saivin for the correcting me.

you should compile kernel from _inside_ "/usr/src/linux/".

but in Greg Kroah-Hartman's book , he mentioned not to use /usr/src for compilation.
In short this what i read :

"Please don't login as 'root' to perform following activities unless it's required do so. And don't use /usr/src for building kernel. "

[saivin]

you read:
...don't use /usr/src for building kernel
I read:
...compile kernel inside /usr/src/linux

both can be correct... he might have meant to say that we need to compile under linux subdirectory of /usr/src but not directly under it.

[hazel]

Linus says you should keep away from the /usr/src area when compiling because:
1) There are headers there that libc uses and they should match your current working kernel, not experimental ones.
2) You have to work as root in that tree and, in some distros, this affects the device files.

He recommends downloading the source tree into your own directory and compiling it there under your own name, then using root access to install it. I did my last kernel compile like that and it worked.

All those error messages look to me as if you don't have the essential headers installed.

[saivin]

Ah.. had not heard about it. Good to know. I compiled gentoo and was just following its handbook.

But we are not hearing anything from OP whether his/her problem is solved or not.

[Rubberman]

Compiling Gentoo is not quite the same as building your own kernel in a running system. It is part of the installation process. If you got these errors when installing Gentoo, then something broke in the minimal install process. So, please describe what you are trying to do, and how/why you are doing it. Otherwise we will keep giving conflicting advice because we are unclear on the actual situation. TAL.