Bug 319877 – net-wireless/ndiswrapper fails to build against gentoo-sources-2.6.33-r2

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED INVALID

[Description Marco Clocchiatti 2010-05-15 19:20:54 UTC]

s939 linux # emerge -1 net-wireless/ndiswrapper
Calculating dependencies... done!

>>> Verifying ebuild manifests

>>> Emerging (1 of 1) net-wireless/ndiswrapper-1.55-r1
 * ndiswrapper-1.55.tar.gz RMD160 SHA1 SHA256 size ;-) ...                                                                                           [ ok ]
 * checking ebuild checksums ;-) ...                                                                                                                 [ ok ]
 * checking auxfile checksums ;-) ...                                                                                                                [ ok ]
 * checking miscfile checksums ;-) ...                                                                                                               [ ok ]
 * Wiping /var/tmp/portage
 * 
 *   Unmounting memory device(s):
 *     [ tmpfs ] on /var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/ndiswrapper-1.55-r1 ...                                                                             [ ok ]
 * 
 * now /var/tmp/portage it's spick and span!


 * Using bashrcng profile [ 1.1.4 ]

 * Activating shmfs plugin:
 *   SHM TYPE : tmpfs on /var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/ndiswrapper-1.55-r1
 *   Dropping clean caches ...                                                                                                                        [ ok ]
 *   Mounting the Shared Memory Filesystem ...                                                                                                        [ ok ]
 * CPV:  net-wireless/ndiswrapper-1.55-r1
 * REPO: gentoo
 * USE:  elibc_glibc kernel_linux usb userland_GNU x86

 * See http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml
 * for a list of supported kernels.

 * Determining the location of the kernel source code
 * Found kernel source directory:
 *     /usr/src/linux
 * Found sources for kernel version:
 *     2.6.33-gentoo-r2-aspire
 * Checking for suitable kernel configuration options...
 *   CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT:	 is not set when it should be.
 * Please check to make sure these options are set correctly.
 * Failure to do so may cause unexpected problems.
 * Once you have satisfied these options, please try merging
 * this package again.
 * ERROR: net-wireless/ndiswrapper-1.55-r1 failed:
 *   Incorrect kernel configuration options
 * 
 * Call stack:
 *                    ebuild.sh, line  48:  Called pkg_setup
 *   ndiswrapper-1.55-r1.ebuild, line  39:  Called linux-mod_pkg_setup
 *             linux-mod.eclass, line 585:  Called linux-info_pkg_setup
 *            linux-info.eclass, line 888:  Called check_extra_config
 *            linux-info.eclass, line 782:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *   		die "Incorrect kernel configuration options"
 * 
 * If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info =net-wireless/ndiswrapper-1.55-r1',
 * the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv =net-wireless/ndiswrapper-1.55-r1'.
 * The complete build log is located at '/var/log/portage/net-wireless:ndiswrapper-1.55-r1:20100515-191923.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/ndiswrapper-1.55-r1/temp/die.env'.
 * S: '/var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/ndiswrapper-1.55-r1/work/ndiswrapper-1.55'

>>> Failed to emerge net-wireless/ndiswrapper-1.55-r1, Log file:

Reproducible: Always

[Comment 1 Alex Alexander (RETIRED) 2010-05-18 09:51:34 UTC]

Your log says:

 * Checking for suitable kernel configuration options...
 *   CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT:        is not set when it should be.
 * Please check to make sure these options are set correctly.

Did you check that out? ;)

[Comment 2 Marco Clocchiatti 2010-05-18 12:38:50 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Your log says:
> 
>  * Checking for suitable kernel configuration options...
>  *   CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT:        is not set when it should be.
>  * Please check to make sure these options are set correctly.
> 
> Did you check that out? ;)
> 
you are right. the problem is in my .config.
The CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT target does not exist.

but in a second .config kernel version it exists.
I don't understand why, but this bug is invalid.