Bug 106881

Summary:	nvidia-kernel looks for modpost, but fails
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Yongbo Liu <liu>
Component:	[OLD] Unspecified	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	major
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Yongbo Liu 2005-09-22 05:57:14 UTC

when emerge nvidia-kernel [ebuild  N    ] media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629-r4,
got the following error:

make -rR -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r10/scripts/Makefile.modpost
  scripts/mod/modpost -m  -i /usr/src/linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r10/Module.symvers
/var/tmp/portage/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629-r4/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.o
/bin/sh: scripts/mod/modpost: No such file or directory
make[3]: *** [__modpost] Error 127
make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [module] Error 1
make: *** [module] Error 2

!!! ERROR: media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629-r4 failed.
!!! Function linux-mod_src_compile, Line 460, Exitcode 2
!!! Unable to make                                  IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes V=1
SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux SYSOUT=/usr/src/linux clean module.
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.
 

Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-09-22 06:07:09 UTC

You need a configured kernel.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 80221 ***