Turned on Lirc support in the kernel of Gentoo 2.6.5-r1, along with the mceusb remote module. This bombs the kernel compile out every time. Details follow. CC [M] drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.o drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:111:39: drivers/lirc_dev/lirc_dev.h: No such file or directory drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:286: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:287: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:288: error: unknown field `fops' specified in initializer drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:288: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:289: error: unknown field `minor' specified in initializer drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:289: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c: In function `set_use_dec': drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:567: warning: implicit declaration of function `lirc_unregister_plugin' drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:568: warning: implicit declaration of function `lirc_buffer_free' drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:568: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:569: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c: In function `msir_fetch_more_data': drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:709: error: syntax error before string constant drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:739: error: syntax error before string constant drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:753: error: syntax error before string constant drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:786: error: syntax error before string constant drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:788: error: `USB_ST_DATAOVERRUN' undeclared (first use in this function) drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:788: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:788: error: for each function it appears in.) drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c: In function `mceusb_write': drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1258: warning: implicit declaration of function `FILL_BULK_URB' drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1264: error: too few arguments to function `usb_submit_urb' drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1266: error: called object is not a function drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1266: error: syntax error before string constant drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c: In function `mceusb_write_bulk_callback': drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1285: warning: unused variable `dev' drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c: In function `mceusb_probe': drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1346: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1355: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1357: error: structure has no member named `endpoint' drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1375: error: too few arguments to function `usb_alloc_urb' drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1404: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1408: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1408: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1408: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1408: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1408: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1408: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1410: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1416: warning: implicit declaration of function `lirc_buffer_init' drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1417: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1423: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1424: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1425: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1426: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1427: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1428: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1429: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1430: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1431: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1432: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1433: warning: implicit declaration of function `lirc_register_plugin' drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1318: warning: unused variable `name' drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c: At top level: drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1464: error: conflicting types for `mceusb_disconnect' drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:216: error: previous declaration of `mceusb_disconnect' drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c: In function `mceusb_disconnect': drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1468: error: `dev' undeclared (first use in this function) drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.c:1489: warning: `return' with a value, in function returning void make[3]: *** [drivers/char/lirc/lirc_mceusb.o] Error 1 make[2]: *** [drivers/char/lirc] Error 2 make[1]: *** [drivers/char] Error 2 make: *** [drivers] Error 2 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. make menuconfig 2. device drivers->character devices->linux infared controller->linux infared controller, and mce usb driver 3. save configuration 4. make clean 5. make && make modules_install Actual Results: pasted above Expected Results: for it to work??
ick, this module sucks.
lirc module is now gone from gentoo-dev-sources release, so this is no longer a bug.
