Re: [gentoo-user] Make errors with new kernel-gentoo-2.6.23-r3

[Ian Lee]

Mick wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I've installed the new kernel and I can't compile the various driver modules
> for it.  So far both net-wireless/rt2570-20070209 and
> media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25 failed.  This is the error message of the latter:
> ============================================
>   CC
> [M]  /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/i810.o
>   CC
> [M]  /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/interrupt.o
> In file included
> from /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/interrupt.c:5:
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/kernel26compat.h:74:
> warning: 'struct file_operations' declared inside parameter list
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/kernel26compat.h:74:
> warning: its scope is only this definition or declaration, which is probably
> not what you want
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/kernel26compat.h:
> In function 'devfs_register_chrdev':
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/kernel26compat.h:76:
> error: implicit declaration of function 'register_chrdev'
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/kernel26compat.h:
> In function 'devfs_unregister_chrdev':
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/kernel26compat.h:80:
> error: implicit declaration of function 'unregister_chrdev'
> make[2]: ***
> [/var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/interrupt.o]
> Error 1
> make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> In file included
> from /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/main.c:48:
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/kernel26compat.h:
> In function 'devfs_unregister_chrdev':
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/kernel26compat.h:80:
> error: void value not ignored as it ought to be
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/main.c:
> In function 'svgalib_helper_ioctl':
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/main.c:363:
> warning: 'deprecated_irq_flag' is deprecated (declared at
> include/linux/interrupt.h:64)
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/main.c:363:
> warning: passing argument 2 of 'request_irq' from incompatible pointer type
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/main.c:
> In function 'svgalib_helper_open':
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/main.c:451:
> warning: 'deprecated_irq_flag' is deprecated (declared at
> include/linux/interrupt.h:64)
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/main.c:451:
> warning: passing argument 2 of 'request_irq' from incompatible pointer type
> make[2]: ***
> [/var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper/main.o]
> Error 1
> make[1]: ***
> [_module_/var/tmp/portage/media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25/work/svgalib-1.9.25/kernel/svgalib_helper]
> Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.23-gentoo-r3'
> make: *** [default] Error 2
>  *
>  * ERROR: media-libs/svgalib-1.9.25 failed.
>  * Call stack:
>  *               ebuild.sh, line 1701:  Called dyn_compile
>  *               ebuild.sh, line 1039:  Called qa_call 'src_compile'
>  *               ebuild.sh, line   44:  Called src_compile
>  *   svgalib-1.9.25.ebuild, line   78:  Called linux-mod_src_compile
>  *        linux-mod.eclass, line  518:  Called die
>  * The specific snippet of code:
>  *                      emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CC="$(get-KERNEL_CC)"
> LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" \
>  *                                ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS}
> ${BUILD_TARGETS} \
>  *                              || die "Unable to make ${BUILD_FIXES}
> ${BUILD_PARAMS} ${BUILD_TARGETS}."
>  *  The die message:
>  *   Unable to make  KDIR=/lib/modules/2.6.23-gentoo-r3/build default.
>  *
> ============================================
>
> Can you make sense of this?
>
there is a bug report for svgalib on kernel 2.6.23 here:
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195632

There is a patch for the bug, but when it'll be in portage you'll have
to wait and see
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