On Sun, 2011-12-11 at 19:55 +0000, David Goodenough wrote: > Package: linux-2.6 > Version: 3.1.4-1 > Severity: normal > > Dear Maintainer, > > I just did a dist-upgrade and this new version of linux image was installed. > During the > installation it complained when setting up the modules that > linux-headers-3.1.0-1-486 be > installed (I do not have the exact message as it scrolled past and I could > not scroll > back to it). > > When I tried to install linux-headers-3.1.0-1-486 it complained of a build > error, and > suggested I look in a log file in which I found:- > > checking compiler to build kernel modules... gcc (default) > checking for BSD- or MS-compatible name lister (nm)... (cached) /usr/bin/nm -B > checking the name lister (/usr/bin/nm -B) interface... (cached) BSD nm > configure: error: --with-linux argument '3.1.0-1-486' is neither a kernel > version string nor a full path > make[3]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.4/build/config-stamp] Error 1 > make[2]: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.4/build] Error 2 > make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2 > make: *** [all] Error 2 > make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.1.0-1-486' [...]
When you install the new headers package, DKMS will automatically rebuild appropriately packaged modules for use with the new kernel version. It appears that blcr only accepts Linux kernel version strings that begin with '2.6', so it failed to build. I have reassigned the bug accordingly. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings I'm always amazed by the number of people who take up solipsism because they heard someone else explain it. - E*Borg on alt.fan.pratchett
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