Public bug reported: I tried to build MythTV (0.25) and I got following error: In file included from /usr/include/alsa/asoundlib.h:49:0, from libavdevice/alsa-audio-enc.c:40: /usr/include/alsa/pcm.h:944:1: virhe: unknown type name ”u_int8_t” /usr/include/alsa/pcm.h:945:1: virhe: unknown type name ”u_int16_t” /usr/include/alsa/pcm.h:946:1: virhe: unknown type name ”u_int32_t” /usr/include/alsa/pcm.h:947:1: virhe: unknown type name ”u_int64_t” In file included from /usr/include/alsa/asoundlib.h:49:0, from libavdevice/alsa-audio-enc.c:40: /usr/include/alsa/pcm.h:1052:1: virhe: unknown type name ”int16_t” In file included from /usr/include/alsa/asoundlib.h:49:0, from libavdevice/alsa-audio-common.c:31: /usr/include/alsa/pcm.h:944:1: virhe: unknown type name ”u_int8_t” /usr/include/alsa/pcm.h:945:1: virhe: unknown type name ”u_int16_t” /usr/include/alsa/pcm.h:946:1: virhe: unknown type name ”u_int32_t” /usr/include/alsa/pcm.h:947:1: virhe: unknown type name ”u_int64_t” In file included from /usr/include/alsa/asoundlib.h:49:0, from libavdevice/alsa-audio-common.c:31: This seems like a bug to me. There is an older bug about this problem in alsa-lib. It's #1109298 but it's "fix released".
The file is from package: libasound2-dev: Installed: 1.0.25-4ubuntu3 Candidate: 1.0.25-4ubuntu3 Version table: *** 1.0.25-4ubuntu3 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: libasound2-dev 1.0.25-4ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Apr 29 20:23:32 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-07-14 (655 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: alsa-lib UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-24 (5 days ago) ** Affects: alsa-lib (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1174429 Title: error: unknown type name ”u_int8_t” when building To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-lib/+bug/1174429/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs