FS#30084 - [syslinux] Unable to build syslinux package

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Aleksey Filippov (lex4051) - Thursday, 31 May 2012, 11:21 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 15:46 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Architecture x86_64
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

Details

Description:

Unable to build syslinux package.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
syslinux-4.05
linux-api-headers-3.3.2-1
linux-3.3.7-1

* config and/or log files etc.

In file included from ../libinstaller/linuxioctl.h:22:0,
from ../libinstaller/syslxcom.c:33:
/usr/include/linux/ext2_fs.h:178:41: error: unknown type name 'umode_t'
make[1]: *** [syslxcom.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
In file included from ../libinstaller/linuxioctl.h:22:0,
from syslinux.c:50:
/usr/include/linux/ext2_fs.h:178:41: error: unknown type name 'umode_t'
make[1]: *** [syslinux.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/builder/gpxe/src/syslinux/src/syslinux-4.05/linux'
make: *** [all] Error 2


Steps to reproduce:

$ sudo abs
$ cp /var/abs/core/syslinux/* .
$ makepkg
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Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 15:46 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  4.05-5
Comment by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Thursday, 31 May 2012, 11:36 GMT
Patch upstream: http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/syslinux/syslinux.git;a=commitdiff;h=a1006762fa6f98750bb77d76dd992cb8ea9f9c99
Comment by Aleksey Filippov (lex4051) - Thursday, 31 May 2012, 15:12 GMT
I can build syslinux-git, thank you for idea.
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Friday, 01 June 2012, 12:44 GMT
Patch is not working for current tarball.
Comment by Paul Bredbury (brebs) - Saturday, 02 June 2012, 14:46 GMT
Patch from Fedora:
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.extras.cvs/764622

It just adds this one line:
typedef unsigned short umode_t;

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