I am unable to build pcmcia-cs in kernel 2.5.50. I have pcmcia and all drivers needed compiled as modules in the kernel. When tryining to emerge pcmcia-cs the following error is reported: cc -march=athlon -O3 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -c -MD -O -pipe -I../include/static -I/usr/src/linux/include -I../include -I../modules lex_config.c In file included from cardmgr.c:199: /usr/src/linux/include/scsi/scsi.h:179: parse error before "u8" /usr/src/linux/include/scsi/scsi.h:179: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union /usr/src/linux/include/scsi/scsi.h:180: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `ScsiLun' /usr/src/linux/include/scsi/scsi.h:180: warning: data definition has no type or storage class make[1]: *** [cardmgr.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/pcmcia-cs-3.2.3/work/pcmcia-cs-3.2.3/cardmgr' make: *** [all] Error 2 !!! ERROR: sys-apps/pcmcia-cs-3.2.3 failed. !!! Function src_compile, Line 75, Exitcode 2 !!! failed compiling
From the Linux PCMCIA-Howto: >With 2.5 and later kernels, the standalone drivers cannot be used. So you won't be able to compile the kernel-modules of pcmcia-cs with 2.5. you have to use the ones integrated in the kernel. you should enable pcmcia and pcmcia-network support to be compiled in the kernel, not as modules, so pcmcia-cs will only build it's tools like cardmgr etc. and not the modules.
I do have the modules compiled into the kernel. When compiling pcmcia-cs, it states that the modules will not be compiled: ./Configure: line 895: [: 131413: unary operator expected System V init script layout (y/n) [n] The Forms library is not available. Configuration successful. Your kernel is configured with PCMCIA driver support. Therefore, 'make all' will compile the PCMCIA utilities but not the drivers.
As far as I can tell, pcmcia-cs is not currently compatible with kernel 2.5.x. And as far as I know *modules* are currently broken in the development kernel tree. I recommend that you compile the modules into the kernel if you have to use a 2.5.x kernel.
I am going to mark this as INVALID for now. I see a similar bug on pcmcia-cs' bug list, so when the kernel has matured a little more, and pcmcia-cs officially supports the new kernel, we will re-address this if necessary.
pcmcia-cs supports the new kernel. The problem is the kernel headers, not pcmcia-cs. must add this line to line ~175 of /usr/src/linux/include/scsi/scsi.h: typedef unsigned char u8; and it will compile, use the modules from the kernel, and install the pcmcia-cs tools.
