Hello, please provide a patch if possible, I can't test such environment by myself
G. On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 11:43:01 +0800 James Swineson <[email protected]> wrote: > Package: dkms > Version: 2.3-3 > Severity: important > > When I install package wireguard-dkms, it fails to compile the dkms. > > I used the following install command: > > $ echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ unstable main" > > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/unstable.list > $ printf 'Package: *\nPin: release a=unstable\nPin-Priority: 150\n' > > /etc/apt/preferences.d/limit-unstable > $ apt update > $ apt install linux-headers-next-sunxi wireguard > > The relevent dpkg output is: > > Loading new wireguard-0.0.20180718-1 DKMS files... > > dpkg: warning: version '3.4.113-sun8i > 4.14.18' has bad syntax: invalid character in revision number > > Building for 4.14.18-sunxi > Building initial module for 4.14.18-sunxi > Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.14.18-sunxi (armv7l) > > Consult /var/lib/dkms/wireguard/0.0.20180718-1/build/make.log for more > information. > > The content of the make.log file is: > > DKMS make.log for wireguard-0.0.20180718-1 for kernel 4.14.18-sunxi (armv7l) > Sun Jul 29 02:31:42 UTC 2018 > make: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.14.18-sunxi' > Makefile:631: arch//Makefile: No such file or directory > make: *** No rule to make target 'arch//Makefile'. Stop. > make: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.14.18-sunxi' > > However, I can compile and install that dkms module successfully by running > `dkms build -m wireguard -v 0.0.20180718-1 -k 4.14.18-sunxi`. > > Further investigation into the dkms package, I found the following script: > > # dkms_common.postinst, line 227 > if [ -n "$ARCH" ]; then > if which lsb_release >/dev/null && [ $(lsb_release -s -i) = "Ubuntu" ]; > then > case $ARCH in > amd64) > ARCH="x86_64" > ;; > lpia|i?86) > ARCH="i686" > ;; > esac > fi > echo "Building for architecture $ARCH" > ARCH="-a $ARCH" > fi > > which means if $ARCH is empty, it is going to be empty through the whole > building process, passed into the Makefile, resulting in a build failure. > This might be the problem I'm experiencing on an armv7l machine. > > I suggest that the $ARCH variable be unset if it exists and is empty in the > postinst script, so dkms can figure out the arch itself. Also, why dpkg > passed an empty string to the 4th argument of dkms_common.postinst (the $ARCH > variable at dkms_common.postinst line 140) might need further investigation > as it is likely to cause other issues if the installation is an upgrade > rather than a new installation. > > I am using Debian GNU/Linux 9.5 > (Armbian_5.38_Orangepipc_Debian_stretch_next_4.14.14), kernel 4.14.18-sunxi. > >
