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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>
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