I just tried to emerge the new broadcom driver and it fails to compile >> Emerging (1 of 5) net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38 * hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_38.tar.gz RMD160 SHA1 SHA256 size ;-) ... [ ok ] * Package: net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38 * Repository: gentoo * Maintainer: matsuu@gentoo.org * USE: amd64 elibc_glibc kernel_linux multilib userland_GNU * FEATURES: preserve-libs sandbox * Determining the location of the kernel source code * Found kernel source directory: * /usr/src/linux * Found kernel object directory: * /lib/modules/2.6.37-rc8/build * Found sources for kernel version: * 2.6.37-rc8 * Checking for suitable kernel configuration options... [ ok ] >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_38.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/work >>> Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/work >>> Preparing source in /var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/work ... * Applying broadcom-sta-5.10.91.9-license.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38-gcc.patch ... [ ok ] >>> Source prepared. >>> Configuring source in /var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/work ... >>> Source configured. >>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/work ... ln: failed to create symbolic link »Module.symvers«: File exists * Preparing wl module make -j4 HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS= -C /usr/src/linux M=/var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/work wl.ko make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-git' CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/work/src/shared/linux_osl.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/work/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/work/src/wl/sys/wl_iw.o /var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/work/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_attach’: /var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/work/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:487:3: error: implicit declaration of function ‘init_MUTEX’ make[1]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/work/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... make: *** [wl.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-git' emake failed * ERROR: net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38 failed: * Unable to emake HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS= -C /usr/src/linux M=/var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/work wl.ko * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 56: Called src_compile * environment, line 3577: Called linux-mod_src_compile * environment, line 2738: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * eval "emake HOSTCC=\"$(tc-getBUILD_CC)\" CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- LDFLAGS=\"$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)\" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS} ${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die "Unable to emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS} ${BUILD_TARGETS}"; * * If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info =net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38', * the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv =net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38'. * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/temp/environment'. * S: '/var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38/work' Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Compile and use Linux 2.6.37-r8 2. Try to emerge broadcom-sta-5.100.82.38 Actual Results: Emerge fails Expected Results: Emerge should not fail I solved the problem by changing line 487 from init_MUTEX(&wl->sem); into sema_init(&wl->sem, 1);
fixed in cvs. thanks.
