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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