Trusty release has gone end of support for this package, so marking this
as such.
Newer releases will have this fix though.
** Changed in: bcmwl (Ubuntu Trusty)
Status: Fix Committed => Won't Fix
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1358966
Title:
Broadcom kernel module failed to build [error: macro "alloc_netdev"
requires 4 arguments, but only 3 given]
Status in bcmwl package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in bcmwl source package in Trusty:
Won't Fix
Bug description:
bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 will not build with
linux-3.17-rc1 from Ubuntu kernel ppa (Mainline). Tried custom kernel
as well from kernel archives 3.17-rc1. APPORT ERROR
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 3.16.1-custom x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
ApportVersion: 2.14.6-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.17.0-031700rc1-generic
Date: Tue Aug 19 19:42:02 2014
DuplicateSignature:
dkms:bcmwl-kernel-source:6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1:/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.248+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1316:64:
error: macro "alloc_netdev" requires 4 arguments, but only 3 given
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-05 (45 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu "Utopic" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20140703-15:52
PackageVersion: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1: bcmwl kernel module
failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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