FS#33558 - [linux-headers] Missing version.h
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Opened by MYOB (cros13) - Friday, 25 January 2013, 12:39 GMT
Last edited by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Friday, 25 January 2013, 13:37 GMT
Opened by MYOB (cros13) - Friday, 25 January 2013, 12:39 GMT
Last edited by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Friday, 25 January 2013, 13:37 GMT
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Description:
This package does not contain a version.h causing many external kernel modules to fail compiling. Additional info: Version 3.7.4-1 Steps to reproduce: |
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Closed by Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Friday, 25 January 2013, 13:37 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: Linux doesn't generate linux/version.h anymore.
Friday, 25 January 2013, 13:37 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: Linux doesn't generate linux/version.h anymore.
$ bsdtar tf /var/cache/pacman/pkg/linux-headers-3.7.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz | grep -F /version.h
usr/src/linux-3.7.3-1-ARCH/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h
usr/src/linux-3.7.3-1-ARCH/include/config/arch/want/compat/ipc/parse/version.h
usr/src/linux-3.7.3-1-ARCH/include/xen/interface/version.h
usr/src/linux-3.7.3-1-ARCH/include/uapi/linux/dvb/version.h
$ bsdtar tf /var/cache/pacman/pkg/linux-headers-3.7.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz | grep -F /version.h
usr/src/linux-3.7.4-1-ARCH/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h
usr/src/linux-3.7.4-1-ARCH/include/config/arch/want/compat/ipc/parse/version.h
usr/src/linux-3.7.4-1-ARCH/include/xen/interface/version.h
usr/src/linux-3.7.4-1-ARCH/include/uapi/linux/dvb/version.h
It seems more likely that there's wrongly hardcoded paths which are failing now in your "many external kernel modules" because of the uapi changes. Notice that we've had no problems compiling any of the external modules we ship in the repos.