On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 09:26:27AM +0100, Richard Lyons wrote:
> On Wednesday 30 July 2003 02:29, Antony Gelberg wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 02:20:47AM +0100, Richard Lyons wrote:
> [...detailed install instructions cut...]
> > > In para. 1. there is no directory like
> > > /usr/src/linux/pcmcia-cs-3.0.9/include/ - I cannot find any
> > > *pcmcia*/include/.  What should I do here?
> >
> > I'm no pcmcia guru, but try /usr/src/linux/include/pcmcia.  Or
> > /usr/src/linux/drivers/pcmcia.
> 
> The tree Debian installed is:
> 
> /usr/src/rpm/BUILD [empty]
>              RPMS/athlon [empty]
>                   i386 [empty]
>                   i486 [empty]
>                   i586 [empty]
>                   i686 [empty]
>                   noarch [empty]
>              SOURCES [empty]
>              SPECS [empty]
>              SRPMS [empty]
> 
> So I'm guessing I need first to install a further package from the 
> Woody distibution cds in order to create and populate the 'linux' 
> branch of the tree.  Any idea what package?

You need the kernel header files.  Try apt-cache search kernel-headers
and grab the one that goes with your kernel.  They'll go in
/usr/src/<somedir>, create the symlink between that and /usr/src/linux.

> 
> RPMS?  sounds like RH??

Yes.  Now I'm confused.

> 
> [...]
> > >   #include "kern_compat.h"
> [...]
> >
> > No point in copying it, it will be used in the compilation.  The #
> > means that that line is dealt with by the C preprocessor. 
> > Effectively before compiling that file, it will include the
> > contents of kern_compat.h in it, to benefit from it's declarations.
> >
> > This is basically to avoid having everything in one file, and to
> > enable files to share declarations. 
> 
> So I _do_ need this file (kern_compat.h) to be in the directory to 
> which I have copied the rtl8139.c which I need to compile.

Yes, otherwise how could it #include the contents?

Antony


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