Bug#359813: linux-headers-2.6.16-1-686: attempt to build module (tp_smapi) does nothing; 2.6.15 headers worked OK

tags 359813 unreproducible moreinfo thanks On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 04:54:04PM -0800, Chip Salzenberg wrote: The failure mode is particularly mystifying: it is an apparently successful accomplishment of nothing at all: $ make make -C /lib/modules/2.6.16-1-686/build

Bug#359813: linux-headers-2.6.16-1-686: attempt to build module (tp_smapi) does nothing; 2.6.15 headers worked OK

I'm glad it's not busted for you, though it's a confusing disparity. On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 11:32:50AM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: Please either provide informations where to find the failing tree or send a minimal testcase. To get the tp_smapi 0.17 tarball, visit:

Bug#359813: linux-headers-2.6.16-1-686: attempt to build module (tp_smapi) does nothing; 2.6.15 headers worked OK

retitle 359813 linux-headers-2.6.16-1-686: .kernelrelease is missing severity 359813 normal thanks Found the problem. linux-headers-2.6.16-1-686 omits the .kernelrelease file. This omission throws off the tp_smapi Makefile; it's using $(KERNELRELEASE) [or the lack thereof] to decide whether

Bug#359813: linux-headers-2.6.16-1-686: attempt to build module (tp_smapi) does nothing; 2.6.15 headers worked OK

tags 359813 pending thanks Found the problem. linux-headers-2.6.16-1-686 omits the .kernelrelease file. This omission throws off the tp_smapi Makefile; it's using $(KERNELRELEASE) [or the lack thereof] to decide whether it's in the callback submake. Yep, this file is missing. I fixed that

Bug#359813: linux-headers-2.6.16-1-686: attempt to build module (tp_smapi) does nothing; 2.6.15 headers worked OK

Package: linux-headers-2.6.16-1-686 Version: 2.6.16-4 Severity: important The 2.6.16-1-686 headers package does not allow the build of a simple third-party module, in this case tp_smapi. The failure mode is particularly mystifying: it is an apparently successful accomplishment of nothing at all: