[driverloader] Driverloader won't build module because of bogus error reported by kernelcompiler.sh

[Stefan]

I think 8.2 also has gcc 2.96 on the cds, install it and then try again.



Mark Starr wrote:

>I am trying to run driverloader on a Linux Mandrake 8.2 laptop, running
>Kernel 2.4.18-6, with a Belkin Wireless G Notebook Network Card F5D7011
>(cardbus card (gold edge), brand new, in pcmia slot)
>
>
>I installed wireless-tools-23-2.i386.rpm, and the "generic"
>driverloader-2.10-1.i386.rpm)
>I have an old distro so I had to experiment with the older RPMS to find
>ones that would install. (Are these the right rpms to use for this
>disto? or did
>I screw up from the get go?))
>
>Driverloader is running...
>I can access Driverloader web interface which is responding on
>127.0.0.1:18020
>and have configured it to use the appropriate Windows .inf & .sys
>drivers for my cardbus
>wifi card, the Belkin Wifi-G Card.
>
>
>However, I can't get it to "compile the module". I installed the
>kernel sources for my distro (ug).
>
>When I run dldrconfig, it tries to comiple the module, it fails, and
>tells me
>to look at the but tells me I need look at the buildlog file for
>answers...
>which I do and it tells me gcc 2.96 or higher is needed.
>
>I check (see the rpm -q gcc3.0) query below) and I have gcc 3.0
>installed
>(I also look with kpackage and find only gcc3.0 installed, no other gcc)
>
>
>
>
>
>[root at mirrormirror mark]# dldrconfig
>Linuxant DriverLoader for Wireless LAN devices, version 2.10
>
>No pre-built modules for: Mandrake-8.2 linux-2.4.18-6mdk i586
>
>Trying to automatically build the driver modules...
>(this requires a C compiler and proper kernel sources to be installed)
>
>Where is the linux source build directory that matches your running
>kernel?
>[/lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/build]
>
>Building modules for kernel 2.4.18-6mdk, using source directory
>/lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/build. Please wait...
>
>ERROR: Module build failed!
>Please examine the log file "/var/run/dldrconfig-buildlog.txt" to
>determine why.
>[root at mirrormirror mark]#cat /var/run/dldrconfig-buildlog.txt
>../modules/kernelcompiler.sh: gcc version 2.96 or similar is required to
>compile modules for your kernel
>rm -rf *.o GPL/*.o *.ko GPL/*.ko *.mod.c GPL/*.mod.c .*.cmd GPL/.*.cmd
>
>FALSE -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -o dldrmod.o dldrmod.c
>make: *** [dldrmod.o] Error 1
>[root at mirrormirror mark]# rpm -q gcc3.0
>gcc3.0-3.0.4-2mdk
>root at mirrormirror mark]# ls /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/build
>3rdparty/ Documentation/ include/ lib/ README
>alsa-driver-0.5.12a/ drivers/ init/ MAINTAINERS REPORTING-BUGS
>arch/ freeswan-1.95/ ipc/ Makefile Rules.make
>COPYING fs/ kdb/ mm/ scripts/
>CREDITS grsecurity/ kernel/ net/
>[root at mirrormirror mark]#
>
>
>
>The offending script kernelcompiler.sh (see below), which driverloader
>is calling, apparently checks which gcc to use to compile the kernel,
>and then
>is telling me I need gcc 2.96 or higher, yet I have 3.0 installed
>
>
>cat /usr/lib/driverloader/modules/kernelcompiler.sh
>#!/bin/sh
>
># This small script tries to determine which compiler should
># be used to build kernel modules.
>#
># Written by Marc Boucher <marc at linuxant.com>
>
>KERNELVER="$1"
>KERNELSRC="$2"
>
>unset LANG
>
>if [ -n "${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}" ]; then
>if [ -f "${KERNELSRC}/kernelcompiler" ]; then
>kstr="`cat \"${KERNELSRC}/kernelcompiler\"`"
>else
>kstr="gcc version 3.2"
>fi
>else
>kstr="`cat /proc/version | sed -e 's/[^)]*) (//' -e 's/)[^)]*$//'`"
>fi
>
>case "$kstr" in
>gcc?[vV]ersion\ *)
>kstr="`echo \"$kstr\" | sed -e 's/^gcc.[vV]ersion //' -e 's/ .*//'`"
>;;
>*)
>echo 1>&2 "$0: cannot determine version, using gcc"
>echo gcc
>exit 0
>;;
>esac
>
>kgccver="${kstr}"
>kgccvermin="`echo \"${kgccver}\" | sed -e
>'s/^\([^\.]*\.[^\.]*\)\..*/\1/'`"
>kgccvermaj="`echo \"${kgccver}\" | sed -e 's/^\([^\.]*\)\..*/\1/'`"
>
>for c in gcc /usr/bin/gcc[0-9]* /usr/bin/gcc-[0-9]* kgcc egcs gcc3
>gcc296 gcc-2.96 gcc295 gcc-2.95; do
>case "$c" in
>/*)
>c="`basename $c`"
>;;
>esac
>
>if which $c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
>v="`eval $c -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`"
>case "$v" in
>gcc?[vV]ersion\ *)
>;;
>*)
>continue
>;;
>esac
>
>v="`echo $v | sed -e 's/^gcc.[vV]ersion //' -e 's/ .*//'`"
>if [ "$v" = "$kgccver" ]; then
>echo $c
>exit 0
>fi
>if [ -z "${minmatch}" ]; then
>v="`echo $v | sed -e 's/^\([^\.]*\.[^\.]*\)\..*/\1/'`"
>if [ "$v" = "$kgccvermin" ]; then
>minmatch="$c"
>continue
>fi
>if [ -z "${majmatch}" ]; then
>v="`echo $v | sed -e 's/^\([^\.]*\)\..*/\1/'`"
>if [ "$v" = "$kgccvermaj" ]; then
>majmatch="$c"
>continue
>fi
>fi
>fi
>fi
>done
>
>if [ -n "${minmatch}" ]; then
>echo "${minmatch}"
>exit 0
>fi
>
>if [ -n "${majmatch}" ]; then
>echo "${majmatch}"
>exit 0
>fi
>
>echo 1>&2 "$0: gcc version $kstr or similar is required to compile
>modules for your kernel"
>echo false
>exit 1
>
>
>Been trying to get driverloader to work for 3 days now, not going to
>give up and
>not going to reformat to XP...      recommendations ... help...
>anyone... ?
>
>Should I hack this to bypass this check, or?  In which script would it
>be...
>
>I hate to do this, it would mean breaking a promise I made long ago to a
>woman
>to give up coding... ever since that tragic fateful night and
>"THE ACCIDENT"...
>
>
>
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