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Bug 646590

Summary: linux-mod.eclass - Makefile:946: *** "Cannot generate ORC metadata for CONFIG_UNWINDER_ORC=y, please install libelf-dev, libelf-devel or elfutils-libelf-devel". Stop.
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: kapsh <kapsh>
Component: EclassesAssignee: Gentoo Kernel Bug Wranglers and Kernel Maintainers <kernel>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: jer, rzubaly
Priority: Normal    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---
Attachments: build.log

Description kapsh 2018-02-04 17:55:56 UTC
Created attachment 517806 [details]
build.log

Cannot install nvidia-drivers-390.25 kernel module with the following error: "Cannot generate ORC metadata for CONFIG_UNWINDER_ORC=y, please install libelf-dev, libelf-devel or elfutils-libelf-devel". Full build log is attached.
Comment 1 kapsh 2018-02-04 17:58:59 UTC
After installation of dev-libs/elfutils installation was successful.
Comment 2 Jeroen Roovers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2020-06-17 05:07:41 UTC
# grep -rw libelf-devel /usr/src/linux
/usr/src/linux/tools/perf/Makefile.config:      msg := $(warning No libelf found. Disables 'probe' tool, jvmti and BPF support in 'perf record'. Please install libelf-dev, libelf-devel or elfutils-libelf-devel);
/usr/src/linux/Makefile:        @echo "error: Cannot generate ORC metadata for CONFIG_UNWINDER_ORC=y, please install libelf-dev, libelf-devel or elfutils-libelf-devel" >&2
/usr/src/linux/Makefile:        @echo "warning: Cannot use CONFIG_STACK_VALIDATION=y, please install libelf-dev, libelf-devel or elfutils-libelf-devel" >&2
Comment 3 Jeroen Roovers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2020-06-17 05:10:20 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 589436 ***