[ptxdist] [PATCH] util-linux: Fix missing ncurses dependencies

[ptxdist] [PATCH] util-linux: Fix missing ncurses dependencies

[Alexander Dahl via ptxdist]

util-linux has an internal static library called lib_tcolors which
depends on ncurses.  With the modular build approach introduced with
v2.41 some builds fail if tools are enabled which require that (e.g.
dmesg, lsblk, …), but no other tool is enabled which selects the ncurses
dependency.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Dahl <ada@thorsis.com>
---
 rules/util-linux.in | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rules/util-linux.in b/rules/util-linux.in
index 2ffb1c68d..0f9bb6385 100644
--- a/rules/util-linux.in
+++ b/rules/util-linux.in
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ config UTIL_LINUX_LIBFDISK
 config UTIL_LINUX_FDISKS
 	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBFDISK
 	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBSMARTCOLS
+	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBTCOLORS
 	select UTIL_LINUX_USES_NCURSES
 	bool
 
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ config UTIL_LINUX_USES_NCURSESW
 	depends on UTIL_LINUX_USES_NCURSES
 	default NCURSES_WIDE_CHAR
 
+config UTIL_LINUX_LIBTCOLORS
+	bool
+	select UTIL_LINUX_USES_NCURSES
+
 config UTIL_LINUX_USES_PAM
 	bool
 
@@ -231,6 +236,7 @@ config UTIL_LINUX_LSBLK
 	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBBLKID
 	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBMOUNT
 	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBSMARTCOLS
+	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBTCOLORS
 	prompt "lsblk"
 	help
 	  The lsblk command lists information about all available or the
@@ -329,6 +335,7 @@ config UTIL_LINUX_CHMEM
 
 config UTIL_LINUX_DMESG
 	bool
+	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBTCOLORS
 	depends on !BUSYBOX_DMESG || ALLYES
 	prompt "dmesg"
 	help
@@ -413,6 +420,7 @@ comment "BusyBox' ipcs is selected!"
 
 config UTIL_LINUX_IRQTOP
 	bool
+	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBTCOLORS
 	select UTIL_LINUX_USES_NCURSES
 	prompt "irqtop"
 	help
@@ -643,6 +651,7 @@ config UTIL_LINUX_COLUMN
 
 config UTIL_LINUX_HEXDUMP
 	bool
+	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBTCOLORS
 	depends on !BUSYBOX_HEXDUMP
 	prompt "hexdump"
 	help

base-commit: 16cb63ffcc4d137dceb2db094b91df9b4d6582dd
-- 
2.47.3

Re: [ptxdist] [APPLIED] util-linux: Fix missing ncurses dependencies

[Michael Olbrich]

Thanks, applied as 77f79b7a834736fde1474959a37babc6097a5e65.

Michael

[sent from post-receive hook]

On Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:52:18 +0200, Alexander Dahl <ada@thorsis.com> wrote:
> util-linux has an internal static library called lib_tcolors which
> depends on ncurses.  With the modular build approach introduced with
> v2.41 some builds fail if tools are enabled which require that (e.g.
> dmesg, lsblk, …), but no other tool is enabled which selects the ncurses
> dependency.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Dahl <ada@thorsis.com>
> Message-Id: <20260413143012.417716-1-ada@thorsis.com>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Olbrich <m.olbrich@pengutronix.de>
> 
> diff --git a/rules/util-linux.in b/rules/util-linux.in
> index fd07a25c5f4a..ff68e5377141 100644
> --- a/rules/util-linux.in
> +++ b/rules/util-linux.in
> @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ config UTIL_LINUX_LIBFDISK
>  config UTIL_LINUX_FDISKS
>  	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBFDISK
>  	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBSMARTCOLS
> +	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBTCOLORS
>  	select UTIL_LINUX_USES_NCURSES
>  	bool
>  
> @@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ config UTIL_LINUX_USES_NCURSESW
>  	depends on UTIL_LINUX_USES_NCURSES
>  	default NCURSES_WIDE_CHAR
>  
> +config UTIL_LINUX_LIBTCOLORS
> +	bool
> +	select UTIL_LINUX_USES_NCURSES
> +
>  config UTIL_LINUX_USES_PAM
>  	bool
>  
> @@ -241,6 +246,7 @@ config UTIL_LINUX_LSBLK
>  	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBBLKID
>  	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBMOUNT
>  	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBSMARTCOLS
> +	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBTCOLORS
>  	prompt "lsblk"
>  	help
>  	  The lsblk command lists information about all available or the
> @@ -339,6 +345,7 @@ config UTIL_LINUX_CHMEM
>  
>  config UTIL_LINUX_DMESG
>  	bool
> +	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBTCOLORS
>  	depends on !BUSYBOX_DMESG || ALLYES
>  	prompt "dmesg"
>  	help
> @@ -423,6 +430,7 @@ comment "BusyBox' ipcs is selected!"
>  
>  config UTIL_LINUX_IRQTOP
>  	bool
> +	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBTCOLORS
>  	select UTIL_LINUX_USES_NCURSES
>  	prompt "irqtop"
>  	help
> @@ -653,6 +661,7 @@ config UTIL_LINUX_COLUMN
>  
>  config UTIL_LINUX_HEXDUMP
>  	bool
> +	select UTIL_LINUX_LIBTCOLORS
>  	depends on !BUSYBOX_HEXDUMP
>  	prompt "hexdump"
>  	help