When trying to compile app-admin/sysklogd-1.4.1-r11 (which is needed for my xmail mail server) with maketest enabled in my features, it fails to compile (see bottom of this post for the errors). When googling for 'symtab_begin.h', I stumbled upon this site: http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/9701.3/0298.html . It explains that "The method for specifying module symbol tables in the kernel changed.". I have tried to apply the solution given in that post on the oops.c file, and I mananged to make it compile-able. The daemons will run (and keep running so far) too, so I guess it worked out. I have _no idea_ what my hacking did, I might have removed the whole purpose of that file :) I do know that the patch attached to this post works with the ebuild, that it compiles and that the daemons run. Portage output: >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking sysklogd-1.4.1.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/sysklogd-1.4.1-r11/work * Applying sysklogd-1.4.1-SO_BSDCOMPAT.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying sysklogd-1.4.1-2.6.headers.patch ... [ ok ] >>> Source unpacked. gcc -O2 -march=athlon-xp -fomit-frame-pointer -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -DSYSV -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -fno-strength-reduce -DSYSLOG_INET -DSYSLOG_UNIX AF -DNO_SCCS -DFSSTND -DSYSLOGD_PIDNAME=\"syslogd.pid\" -c syslogd.c gcc -O2 -march=athlon-xp -fomit-frame-pointer -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -DSYSV -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -fno-strength-reduce -c pidfile.c gcc -o syslogd syslogd.o pidfile.o gcc -O2 -march=athlon-xp -fomit-frame-pointer -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -DSYSV -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -fno-strength-reduce -DFSSTND -c klogd.c gcc -O2 -march=athlon-xp -fomit-frame-pointer -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -DSYSV -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -fno-strength-reduce -DALLOW_KERNEL_LOGGING -c syslog.c gcc -O2 -march=athlon-xp -fomit-frame-pointer -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -DSYSV -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -fno-strength-reduce -DFSSTND -c ksym.c gcc -O2 -march=athlon-xp -fomit-frame-pointer -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -DSYSV -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -fno-strength-reduce -DFSSTND -c ksym_mod.c gcc -o klogd klogd.o syslog.o pidfile.o ksym.o \ ksym_mod.o >>> Test phase [enabled]: app-admin/sysklogd-1.4.1-r11 >>> Test phase [test]: app-admin/sysklogd-1.4.1-r11 gcc -O2 -march=athlon-xp -fomit-frame-pointer -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -DSYSV -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -fno-strength-reduce -c syslog_tst.c gcc -s -o syslog_tst syslog_tst.o gcc -O2 -march=athlon-xp -fomit-frame-pointer -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -DSYSV -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -fno-strength-reduce -DTEST -o ksym_test.o -c ksym.c gcc -s -o ksym ksym_test.o ksym_mod.o gcc -O2 -march=athlon-xp -fomit-frame-pointer -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -DSYSV -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -fno-strength-reduce -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -c oops.c oops.c:37: error: variable `these_symbols' has initializer but incomplete type oops.c:38:32: linux/symtab_begin.h: No such file or directory oops.c:39: warning: implicit declaration of function `X' oops.c:39: warning: excess elements in struct initializer oops.c:39: warning: (near initialization for `these_symbols') oops.c:40: warning: excess elements in struct initializer oops.c:40: warning: (near initialization for `these_symbols') oops.c:41: warning: excess elements in struct initializer oops.c:41: warning: (near initialization for `these_symbols') oops.c:42:30: linux/symtab_end.h: No such file or directory oops.c:52: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type oops.c:54: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type oops.c: In function `init_module': oops.c:99: warning: implicit declaration of function `register_symtab' oops.c: At top level: oops.c:37: error: storage size of `these_symbols' isn't known make: *** [oops.o] Error 1 !!! ERROR: app-admin/sysklogd-1.4.1-r11 failed. !!! Function src_test, Line 572, Exitcode 0 !!! Make test failed. See above for details. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge sysklogd 2. 3. Actual Results: Compilation failed on multiple errors Expected Results: It should have compiled, obviously :) Portage 2.0.51.22-r1 (default-linux/x86/2005.0, gcc-3.4.4, glibc-2.3.5-r0, 2.6.12-gentoo i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.12-gentoo i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ Gentoo Base System version 1.6.12 distcc 2.18.3 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [disabled] dev-lang/python: 2.3.5, 2.4.1-r1 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.8 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r6 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.5 sys-devel/binutils: 2.16.1 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.18 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.11-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -fomit-frame-pointer" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /usr/share/texmf/dvipdfm/config/ /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/platex/config/ /usr/share/texmf/xdvi/ /var/bind /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig distlocks maketest sandbox sfperms strict test" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://vlaai.snt.ipv6.utwente.nl/pub/os/linux/gentoo/ ftp://trumpetti.atm.tut.fi/gentoo/ ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/gentoo/ ftp://mirror.switch.ch/mirror/gentoo/" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.europe.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 3dnow 3dnowex X aalib alsa apache2 apm avi berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr crypt cups curl emboss encode esd fam flac foomaticdb fortran gd gdbm gif gphoto2 gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 guile imagemagick imlib ipv6 ithreads java jpeg libcaca libg++ libwww mad matroska mikmod mmx mmxext motif mozilla moznomail mp3 mpeg mysql ncurses nptl nvidia ogg oggvorbis opengl pam pdflib perl plotutils png python qt quicktime readline real sdl sftplogging slang snmp sse ssl svga tcltk tcpd test tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts unicode usb vorbis win32codecs wxwindows xine xml xml2 xmms xv zlib userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS, MAKEOPTS
Created attachment 61809 [details, diff] Patch for the oops.c file
disabled test in sysklogd
