I cant initialize SDL

Hello there
I install SDL-1.2.9 without errors in suse 9.3 and i install the test
proggrams
but i cant run proggrams like testwin, testalpha, testkeys, testwm the
errors is

Couldn’t initialize SDL: Unable to open a console terminal

proggrams like testcdrom, testcpuinfo, testtimer, working normal
before install SDL-1.2.9 i uninstall 1.2.8-4.1 which working perfect

some info
styx at linux:~/SDL-1.2.9/test> which sdl-config
/usr/local/bin/sdl-config

styx at linux:~/SDL-1.2.9/test> sdl-config --version
1.2.9

styx at linux:~/SDL-1.2.9> tail config.log
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME “”
#define PACKAGE_VERSION “”
#define STDC_HEADERS 1
#define VERSION “1.2.9”
#define X_DISPLAY_MISSING 1
#endif
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern “C” void std::exit (int) throw (); using std::exit;

configure: exit 0

any help about what is the problem…_________________________________________________________________
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