RE: cannot find libncurses

From: Andreas Janssen (andreas.janssen_at_bigfoot.com)
Date: 09/30/03

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    Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 21:56:49 +0200
    
    

    Hello

    Reaz Baksh (<baksh5179@rogers.com>) wrote:

    >>From: J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) [mailto:fsmla@xinara.org]
    >
    >>On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 13:45:38 -0400, Reaz Baksh wrote:
    >>> When I type 'make menuconfig' I get the following:
    >>> --------------------------------
    >>> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lncurses
    >>> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
    >
    >>You need to have the ncurses development files installed;
    >>"apt-get install libncurses5-dev" should do that for you.
    >
    > I tried that but I get:
    >
    > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
    > libncurses5-dev: Depends: libncurses5 (= 5.2.20020112a-7) but
    > 5.3.20030719-1 is to be installed
    > E: Sorry, broken packages

    What version of Debian are you using? 5.2.2002112a-7 is the ncurses
    version from Woody, the other is not. Do you run a mixed system or are
    you using any backports?

    best regards
            Andreas Janssen

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