Kernel 2.6.7 has modpost script in scripts/. Kernel 2.6.8.1 (and perhaps 2.6.8) move modpost to scripts/mod/. Ebuilds that need to use modpost (e.g., nforce-net-1.0.0261-r2) will fail as follows: bladerunner scripts # emerge /usr/portage/net-misc/nforce-net/nforce-net-1.0.0261-r2.ebuild Calculating dependencies ...done! >>> emerge (1 of 1) net-misc/nforce-net-1.0.0261-r2 to / >>> md5 src_uri ;-) NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.tar.gz >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/nforce-net-1.0.0261-r2/work >>> Source unpacked. * /usr/src/linux is a symbolic link * Determining the real directory of the Linux kernel source code * Building for Linux 2.6.8.1 found in /usr/src/linux * /usr/src/linux is a symbolic link * Determining the real directory of the Linux kernel source code * Building for Linux 2.6.8.1 found in /usr/src/linux * Applying 2.5/6 patch ... [ ok ] gcc -c -Wall -DLINUX -DMODULE -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -D__KERNEL__ -O -Wstrict-prototypes -DCONFIG_PM -fno-strict-aliasing -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -falign-functions=4 -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nvnet -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvnet -fno-common -DMODULE -I/usr/src/linux/include -I/usr/src/linux/include/asm/mach-default nvnet.c /usr/src/linux/scripts/modpost nvnet.o make: /usr/src/linux/scripts/modpost: Command not found make: *** [nvnet.mod.c] Error 127 !!! ERROR: net-misc/nforce-net-1.0.0261-r2 failed. !!! Function src_compile, Line 31, Exitcode 2 !!! (no error message) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Make sure 2.6.8.1 kernel source tree is installed in /usr/src. 2. Make sure symlink is set. (i.e., /usr/src/linux -> /usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1) 3. Run 'emerge /usr/portage/net-misc/nforce-net/nforce-net-1.0.0261-r2.ebuild' Actual Results: Received this error message: /usr/src/linux/scripts/modpost nvnet.o make: /usr/src/linux/scripts/modpost: Command not found make: *** [nvnet.mod.c] Error 127 !!! ERROR: net-misc/nforce-net-1.0.0261-r2 failed. !!! Function src_compile, Line 31, Exitcode 2 !!! (no error message) Expected Results: Should have emerged the nforce-net driver (1.0.0261-r2) and installed it in /lib/modules/2.6.8.1 as usual. Workaround: Make symlink to modpost script. (i.e., inside /usr/src/linux/scripts, do ln -s mod/modpost modpost) Emerge info: Portage 2.0.50-r9 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.3.3, glibc-2.3.3.20040420-r1, 2.6.7) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.7 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1700+ Gentoo Base System version 1.4.16 Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r4 Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r1 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O3 -march=athlon-xp -pipe -mmmx -msse -m3dnow -mfpmath=sse" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="gcc3" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O3 -march=athlon-xp -pipe -mmmx -msse -m3dnow -mfpmath=sse" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache sandbox" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.ccccom.com ftp://mirrors.tds.net/gentoo http://adelie.polymtl.ca/ ftp://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/gentoo" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="3dnow X aalib alsa apm arts avi berkdb bluetooth bonobo cdr crypt cups doc dvd dvdr encode esd foomaticdb gdbm gif gnome gphoto2 gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 gtkhtml ieee1394 imlib java javascript jpeg kde libg++ libwww lirc mad mikmod mmx motif mpeg mysql ncurses nls nptl odbc oggvorbis opengl oss pam pda pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline samba scanner sdl slang spell sse ssl svga tcpd tiff truetype usb x86 xml xml2 xmms xv zlib"
fixed.
*** Bug 60858 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
