kernel compile error

[Ming Hsu <athxu mail access1 net>]

I have been trying to compile the newest of the 2.3 kernel, but I keep
getting this error.  In fact, this error has dogged me during a previous
installation, and in the 2.2.5 kernel too.  I'm running Redhat 6.0, glibc
2.1 on a Pentium 233MMXX, in the default 2.2.5 kernel.  Any one have any
ideas? Thanks.

Ming Hsu

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.3.18/scripts/lxdialog'
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -DLOCALE
-I/usr/include/ncurses -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>"   -c lxdialog.c -o
lxdialog.o
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -DLOCALE
-I/usr/include/ncurses -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>"   -c checklist.c -o
checklist.o
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -DLOCALE
-I/usr/include/ncurses -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>"   -c menubox.c -o
menubox.o
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -DLOCALE
-I/usr/include/ncurses -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>"   -c textbox.c -o
textbox.o
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -DLOCALE
-I/usr/include/ncurses -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>"   -c yesno.c -o yesno.o
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -DLOCALE
-I/usr/include/ncurses -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>"   -c inputbox.c -o
inputbox.o
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -DLOCALE
-I/usr/include/ncurses -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>"   -c util.c -o util.o
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -DLOCALE
-I/usr/include/ncurses -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>"   -c msgbox.c -o
msgbox.o
gcc -s -L .  lxdialog.o checklist.o menubox.o textbox.o yesno.o inputbox.o
util.o msgbox.o  -lncurses -o lxdialog
/usr/lib/libc.a: could not read symbols: Malformed archive
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[1]: *** [lxdialog] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.3.18/scripts/lxdialog'
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
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