Linux kernel compilation for x86 on Cygwin

[Claudio Scordino]

Hi,

I'm trying to compile the Linux kernel using the gcc toolchain of cygwin.
This time, I'm trying to compile the kernel for the host machine (x86).

I'm using a managed mountpoint (should I mount the mountpoint with the 
--executable or --text options too ?) and I have installed gcc-core, gcc-g++, 
binutils, cpio, make, patch, tar, vim, gettext, libintl and libncurses on cygwin 
using the setup.exe

However, I'm encountering the following problems.

Any help or suggestion is very welcome.

Many thanks in advance,

            Claudio



1) make HOST_LOADLIBES="-lintl"

HOSTCC  scripts/genksyms/parse.o
   HOSTLD  scripts/genksyms/genksyms
   CC      scripts/mod/empty.o
   HOSTCC  scripts/mod/mk_elfconfig
   MKELF   scripts/mod/elfconfig.h
Error: not ELF
make[2]: *** [scripts/mod/elfconfig.h] Error 1
make[1]: *** [scripts/mod] Error 2
make: *** [scripts] Error 2




2) make HOST_LOADLIBES="-lintl"  menuconfig

$ make HOST_LOADLIBES="-lintl"  menuconfig
   HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
   HOSTCC  scripts/basic/docproc
   HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.o
In file included from scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:24:
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:32:20: curses.h: No such file or directory



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