Package: bcm5700-source
Version: 8.3.14-4
Severity: grave
Tags: patch
Justification: renders package unusable

The module fail to compile on recent kernels with the following error:

  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/bcm5700/src/b57um.o
  /usr/src/modules/bcm5700/src/b57um.c: In function
  ‘bcm5700_start_xmit’:
  /usr/src/modules/bcm5700/src/b57um.c:2188: warning: ISO C90 forbids
  mixed declarations and code
  /usr/src/modules/bcm5700/src/b57um.c: In function ‘poll_bcm5700’:
  /usr/src/modules/bcm5700/src/b57um.c:5721: error: too many arguments
  to function ‘bcm5700_interrupt’
  make[4]: *** [/usr/src/modules/bcm5700/src/b57um.o] Error 1
  make[3]: *** [_module_/usr/src/modules/bcm5700/src] Error 2
  make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-1-686'
  make[2]: *** [default] Error 2
  make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/bcm5700/src'
  make[1]: *** [binary-modules] Error 2
  make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/bcm5700'
  make: *** [kdist_build] Error 2
  BUILD FAILED!

I have attached a dpatch for the source packages that fixes the problem.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages bcm5700-source depends on:
ii  module-assistant              0.10.11    tool to make module package creati

Versions of packages bcm5700-source recommends:
ii  debconf-utils                 1.5.14     debconf utilities
ii  debhelper                     5.0.53     helper programs for debian/rules
ii  dpkg-dev                      1.14.5     package building tools for Debian
ii  kernel-package                11.001     A utility for building Linux kerne

-- no debconf information

Attachment: 02_bcm5700.dpatch
Description: application/shellscript

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