make menuconfig and xconfig don't work since 2.4.19

["Jorge Sousa" <jsousa@rid.pt>]

Hi,

Since i got kernel sources 2.4.19 and 2.4.20 i'm not able to compile them
with
make menuconfig
make xconfig.
Although everything runs fine by using the command line interface.

When i issue make menuconfig everything appears to run fine until if reaches
Preparing scripts: functions, parsing..............................
then the script hangs but the CPU jumps to 80% of usage and only comes down
when i kill the previous process

When i issue a make xconfig i get an error stating
./tkparse: Permission Denied.

I'm running woody an the user is root.

Is anybody having a similar problem? Were you able to solve it?

Thanks in advance for any help.


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Jorge Sousa