kernel config error

[LiNuts]

I want to recompile my kernel (2.4.3) but when i do 'make xconfig' i get this error.

"tkparse.c:48: stdio.h: no such file or dir'
'make[1]: *** [tkparse.o] error 1'

I tried 'make menuconfig' but got this.

'unable to find Ncurses libraries, you must have Ncurses installed in order to use 'make menuconfig'

So i went to the Debian site and dowloaded and installed the ncurses package.

I still get the same errors.

I checked the file in my /usr/src/linux/scripts and tkparse.c tkparse.h and tkcond.c are there.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated, as i want to start using iptables, but will have to recompile my kernel to do so.
Cheers
LiNuts

[pbharris]

hello,
are ya running woody or potato? you may need to make some links so it can find stdio.h (which should be in /usr/include).

[LiNuts]

hello,
are ya running woody or potato? *you may need to make some links so it can find stdio.h (which should be in /usr/include).

using potato, but with a lot of debian testing packages
Cheers
LiNuts

[LiNuts]

Well i managed to fix the problem - my libncurses5 was corrupt (the one i updated from debian testing) so i downgraded it to the one on the install cd.
Now i can (have done) recompile my kernel. Its strange that when i upgraded it it never said anything about it being bad!!
thanks to all who helped
Cheers
LiNuts

[pbharris]

ah groovy! good to here