On 15/08/2017 18:14, Hartmut Figge wrote: > Greeting, > > todays update brought me a new kernel, kernel linux-4.12.5-gentoo, which > required me to recompile virtualbox-modules-5.0.40. That failed. > > Searching in build.log for error 1 gives > > /usr/src/linux-4.12.5-gentoo/arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:182:2: > error: undefined named operand ‘new’ > /usr/src/linux-4.12.5-gentoo/arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:182:2: > error: undefined named operand ‘new’ > /usr/src/linux-4.12.5-gentoo/arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:182:2: > error: undefined named operand ‘new’ > make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-4.12.5-gentoo/scripts/Makefile.build:302: > /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-5.0.40/work/vboxdrv/SUPDrvSem.o] > Error 1 > > Any ideas? > > Hartmut > >
Wait one day, try again. Wait another day, try again. Repeat. It can take a sort wait between a change to the kernel and when the virtualbox fellows notice the change and fix it. nvidia drivers and most other out-of-tree drivers are all in the same boat. -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
