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kernel-dev: Updated section on running menuconfig

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Fixes [YOCTO #13146]

I added some information to the "Using menuconfig" section to
indicate two host packages that must be installed in order for
menuconfig to run.

(From yocto-docs rev: 4f5b12ebe8f8c0ab23001b8fc770295dc585429c)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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Scott Rifenbark 2019-02-21 12:34:21 -08:00 committed by Richard Purdie
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<para>
To use the <filename>menuconfig</filename> tool in the Yocto
Project development environment, you must launch it using
BitBake.
Thus, the environment must be set up using the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></ulink>
script found in the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
You must also be sure of the state of your build's
configuration in the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
Project development environment, you must do the following:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Because you launch <filename>menuconfig</filename>
using BitBake, you must be sure to set up your
environment by running the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></ulink>
script found in the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
You must be sure of the state of your build's
configuration in the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Your build host must have the following two packages
installed:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
libncurses5-dev
libtinfo-dev
</literallayout>
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
The following commands initialize the BitBake environment,
run the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-kernel_configme'><filename>do_kernel_configme</filename></ulink>