virtualbox-modules-2.2.0 fails to emerge. The kernel is gentoo-sources-2.6.27-r10 x86. The key error seems to be: /bin/sh: scripts/mod/modpost: No such file or directory The same error is returned with gcc-4.1.2 and gcc-4.3.2. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: * vbox-kernel-module-src-2.2.0.tar.bz2 RMD160 SHA1 SHA256 size ;-) ... [ ok ] * checking ebuild checksums ;-) ... [ ok ] * checking auxfile checksums ;-) ... [ ok ] * checking miscfile checksums ;-) ... [ ok ] * Determining the location of the kernel source code * Found kernel source directory: * /usr/src/linux * Found kernel object directory: * /lib/modules/2.6.27-gentoo-r10/build * Found sources for kernel version: * 2.6.27-gentoo-r10 >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking vbox-kernel-module-src-2.2.0.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work >>> Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work >>> Configuring source in /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work ... >>> Source configured. >>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work ... ln: creating symbolic link `Module.symvers': File exists * Preparing vboxdrv module make HOSTCC=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc CROSS_COMPILE=i686-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS= KERN_DIR=/usr/src/linux KERNOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.27-gentoo-r10/build all *** Building 'vboxdrv' module *** make[1]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv' make KBUILD_VERBOSE= -C /usr/src/linux SUBDIRS=/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv SRCROOT=/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv modules make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r10' WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r10/Module.symvers is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions. CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/SUPDrv.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/alloc-r0drv.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/initterm-r0drv.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/memobj-r0drv.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/mpnotification-r0drv.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/powernotification-r0drv.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/assert-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/alloc-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/initterm-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/memobj-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/mp-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/mpnotification-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/process-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/semevent-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/semeventmulti-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/semfastmutex-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/spinlock-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/thread-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/thread2-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/time-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/timer-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/common/err/RTErrConvertFromErrno.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/common/log/log.o /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/common/log/log.c: In function 'RTLogSetDefaultInstanceThread': /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/common/log/log.c:1525: warning: unused variable 'RTASSERTVAR' CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/common/log/logellipsis.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/common/log/logrel.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/common/log/logrelellipsis.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/common/log/logcom.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/common/log/logformat.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/common/string/strformat.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/common/string/strformatrt.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/common/string/strformattype.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/common/string/strprintf.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/common/string/strtonum.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/RTLogWriteDebugger-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/generic/RTAssertShouldPanic-generic.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/generic/RTLogWriteStdErr-stub-generic.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/generic/RTLogWriteStdOut-stub-generic.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/generic/RTLogWriteUser-generic.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/VBox/log-vbox.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/VBox/strformat-vbox.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/math/gcc/divdi3.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/math/gcc/moddi3.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/math/gcc/qdivrem.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/math/gcc/udivdi3.o CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/math/gcc/umoddi3.o LD [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv/vboxdrv.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules /bin/sh: scripts/mod/modpost: No such file or directory make[3]: *** [__modpost] Error 127 make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r10' make[1]: *** [vboxdrv] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/work/vboxdrv' make: *** [all] Error 2 * * ERROR: app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0 failed. * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 49: Called src_compile * environment, line 3220: Called linux-mod_src_compile * environment, line 2474: 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}"; * The die message: * Unable to emake HOSTCC=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc CROSS_COMPILE=i686-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS= KERN_DIR=/usr/src/linux KERNOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.27-gentoo-r10/build all * * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant. * A complete build log is located at '/var/log/portage/app-emulation:virtualbox-modules-2.2.0:20090421-001311.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-2.2.0/temp/environment'. * # emerge --info Portage 2.1.6.7 (default/linux/x86/2008.0/desktop, gcc-4.1.2, glibc-2.8_p20080602-r1, 2.6.27-gentoo-r10 i686) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r10-i686-Intel-R-_Pentium-R-_M_processor_1.80GHz-with-glibc2.0 Timestamp of tree: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:01 +0000 app-shells/bash: 3.2_p39 dev-java/java-config: 2.1.7 dev-lang/python: 2.4.4-r13, 2.5.4-r2 dev-util/cmake: 2.6.2-r1 sys-apps/baselayout: 1.12.11.1 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.6-r2 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.63 sys-devel/automake: 1.5, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10.2 sys-devel/binutils: 2.18-r3 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.4.0-r4 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.26 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.27-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -pipe" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/ca-certificates.conf /etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/fonts/fonts.conf /etc/gconf /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/sandbox.d /etc/terminfo /etc/texmf/language.dat.d /etc/texmf/language.def.d /etc/texmf/updmap.d /etc/texmf/web2c /etc/udev/rules.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="distlocks fixpackages parallel-fetch protect-owned sandbox sfperms strict unmerge-orphans userfetch" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/gentoo/ http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu/ http://gentoo.osuosl.org/" LANG="C" LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT="/" PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --stats --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X acl acpi alsa avahi berkdb bluetooth bzip2 cairo cdr cli cracklib crypt cups dbus dri dvd dvdr dvdread eds emboss encode esd evo fam firefox fortran fortran95 gdbm gif gnome gpm gstreamer gtk hal iconv ipv6 isdnlog jpeg kpathsea ldap libnotify mad midi mikmod mp3 mpeg mudflap ncurses nls nptl nptlonly ogg opengl openmp pam pcre pdf perl png ppds pppd python qt3support quicktime readline reflection samba sdl session spell spl ssl startup-notification svg sysfs tcl tcpd tiff tk truetype unicode usb vorbis win32codecs x86 xml xorg xosd xulrunner xv zlib" ALSA_CARDS="ali5451 als4000 atiixp atiixp-modem bt87x ca0106 cmipci emu10k1 emu10k1x ens1370 ens1371 es1938 es1968 fm801 hda-intel intel8x0 intel8x0m maestro3 trident usb-audio via82xx via82xx-modem ymfpci" ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat linear meter mmap_emul mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softvol" APACHE2_MODULES="actions alias auth_basic authn_alias authn_anon authn_dbm authn_default authn_file authz_dbm authz_default authz_groupfile authz_host authz_owner authz_user autoindex cache dav dav_fs dav_lock deflate dir disk_cache env expires ext_filter file_cache filter headers include info log_config logio mem_cache mime mime_magic negotiation rewrite setenvif speling status unique_id userdir usertrack vhost_alias" ELIBC="glibc" INPUT_DEVICES="evdev synaptics" KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="ati fglrx" Unset: CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, FFLAGS, INSTALL_MASK, LC_ALL, LINGUAS, MAKEOPTS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY
I solved this problem with: cd /usr/src/linux make scripts which created the missing scripts/mod/modpost. It's possible that genkernel failed to make scripts.
It is indeed an incomplete kernel setup you had there. Not a virtualbox problem :) Closing.
