I am trying to compile alsa-utils ; which in turn, installs alsa-driver . While emerging alsa-driver , I have encountered following error!! >>> Source unpacked. x86 configure: WARNING: If you wanted to set the --build type, don't use --host. If a cross compiler is detected then cross compile mode will be used. checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... gcc checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out checking whether the C compiler works... yes checking whether we are cross compiling... no checking for suffix of executables... checking for suffix of object files... o checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ranlib... no checking for ranlib... ranlib checking for a BSD-compatible install... /bin/install -c checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E checking for egrep... grep -E checking for ANSI C header files... yes checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes checking for inline... inline checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... yes checking whether gcc needs -traditional... no checking for current directory... /var/tmp/portage/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/work/alsa- driver-1.0.5a checking cross compile... checking for directory with kernel source... /var/tmp/portage/alsa-driver-1.0.5a /temp/linux checking for kernel version... 2.6.7 checking for GCC version... Kernel compiler: gcc 3.3.3 20040412 (Gentoo Linux 3. 3.3-r6, ssp-3.3.2-2, pie-8.7.6) Used compiler: gcc (GCC) 3.3.4 20040623 (Gentoo Linux 3.3.4-r1, ssp-3.3.2-2, pie-8.7.6) checking for built-in ALSA... "yes" configure: error: You have built-in ALSA in your kernel. !!! ERROR: media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.5a failed. !!! Function econf, Line 362, Exitcode 1 !!! econf failed Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge alsa-utils 2. 3. Actual Results: alsa-utils wanted to emerge alsa-driver, which failed Alsa-driver failed to get installed -- checking for built-in ALSA... "yes" configure: error: You have built-in ALSA in your kernel. !!! ERROR: media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.5a failed. !!! Function econf, Line 362, Exitcode 1 !!! econf failed
this isn't a bug. you chose to compile ALSA into your kernel and so you can't use alsa-driver.
