[OE-core] "bitbake -c menuconfig virtual/kernel" fails on ncurses dependency

[Bruce Ashfield]

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 2:53 AM, Mike Looijmans <mike.looijmans at topic.nl> wrote:
> I get this when running
> bitbake -c menuconfig virtual/kernel
>
> scripts/kconfig/mconf.o: In function `show_help':
> mconf.c:(.text+0x884): undefined reference to `stdscr'
> scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.o: In function `print_arrows':
> checklist.c:(.text+0x2c): undefined reference to `wmove'
> checklist.c:(.text+0x4c): undefined reference to `acs_map'
> checklist.c:(.text+0x54): undefined reference to `waddch'
> checklist.c:(.text+0x66): undefined reference to `waddnstr'
> checklist.c:(.text+0x76): undefined reference to `wmove'

This has popped up on and off for several years now, and we have a few bugzilla
entries that track it. The fix is never as simple as we would like.

The most recent version is here:

https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7609

If you have more details about your enviroment, adding them to that bug would
be idea.

The problem with using the -native version, or the host, is that at times menu
config is rendered unusable. The fix isn't only in the dependencies, but in the
way that menuconfig is build within the kernel environment.

This older bug tracks the details of that:

https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3898

Cheers,

Bruce

>
> A bit of googling reveals that this is probably due to "ncurses" not being
> present.
>
> I just can't figure out what the proper syntax for this dependency would be.
> menuconfig needs the "native" version, so it's not simply DEPENDS+=ncurses
> here.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
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