Re: [Linux-streams] RE: LiS 2.16 compilation problems under 2.2.20 continue

[David Grothe]

It may be that if someone (such as me) would try to install LiS on an Intel 2.2.20 we would see the same symptoms.  The pcibios problem is probably SPARC specific.  The net_device problem feels, from a distance, like it might be 2.2.20 specific.  I'll look into it, but it won't be until next week some time.
-- Dave

At 09:16 PM 5/27/2003 Tuesday, Gurol Akman wrote:

Summary of outstanding LiS 2.16.8 compilation problems under Debian GNU/Linux 3.0r1 (Sparc) w/ 2.2.20 kernel:
 
1. cannot compile 'head/linux/exports.c' due to undefined 'lis_pcibios_*' symbols
2. cannot compile 'drivers/str/linux/ip_to_dlpi.c' due to undefined 'net_device' struct
 
My problems related to missing 'modversions.h' file seem to be caused by incomplete 2.2.20 kernel source installation procedures (My mistake!). If I execute the following steps, this file gets created under 'linux/include/linux' dir properly.
 
+ cd /usr/src/linux (where 2.2.20 kernel source is located at)
+ make mrproper; make oldconfig; make dep
 
I can workaround my 1st problem by commenting out all 'lis_pcibios_*' symbols in 'exports.c' file so that I can compile. Perhaps, this will cause problems at installation time but I'm not there yet so I'm not gonna worry.
 
As far as my 2nd problem is concerned, I see that 'net_device' data struct exists under 2.4.20 kernel but not under 2.2.20 which is what Debian 3.0r1 has been built upon. Does that mean I won't be able to compile LiS 2.16.8 under 2.2.20? If that's the case, do I have any alternatives (e.g., compiling against a more recent kernel)?
 
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance...