* Due to the 2.6 kernel build system, external module compilation * with a normal setup requires write access to //usr/src/linux * There are several ways to fix/prevent this. * Users can willingly let portage make this writable by doing * # config-kernel --allow-writable yes * However, this is considered a security risk! * * The prefered method is to enable Gentoo's new 'koutput' method * for kernel modules. See the doc * http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/2.6-koutput-user.xml * To enable this, you'll need to run * # config-kernel --output-dir /var/tmp/kernel-output * and then install a new kernel !!! ERROR: app-misc/lirc-0.7.0_pre7 failed. !!! Function kmod_make_linux_writable, Line 214, Exitcode 0 !!! Incompatible kernel setup !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. I think it should say enable i2c and the various other modules needed since config-kernel seems to be deprecated and recommended against. from package.mask: # <latexer@gentoo.org> (11 Oct 2004) # Broken, soon to be removed pending reworking. sys-kernel/config-kerne Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
what about lirc-0.7.0-r1?
Well, now that 0.7.0-r1 is marked stable, everything works fine. Thanks.