Hi, for compiling the kernel (Debian way) you need the following packages: kernel-package libc6-dev bin86 libncurses5-dev gcc fakeroot dpkg-dev bzip2 tk8.2-dev (for make xconfig)
You can get them with 'apt-get install'. Hope that also solves your cpp problem. Greetz, Sebastiaan On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Henry Gomersall wrote: > I need to upgrade my base system to kernel 2.4 because the drivers for my > ethernet card are simply not in kernel 2.2 (and they are in 2.4). I have > downloaded gcc and make and installed them (I think). When i run 'make dep' > after 'make config', I get the following error: > >gcc: installation problem, cannot exec 'cpp' : No such file >or directory. > any suggestions anyone? > Also when I try and do 'make menuconfig', it says something about not being > able to find the Ncurses libraries. I have installed these libraries though > (again - i think!). > Sorry for the blatant ignorance shown by these questions, but everyone's got > to learn somewhere. > Thanks >
