Bug 117816 – ivtv-0.4.0-r3 doesn't build on gentoo-2.6.15

• Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 117757
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Bryce Verdier 2006-01-04 20:00:56 UTC]

I'm upgrading my mythtv box to use the new kernel. Here is the output when trying to do an "emerge ivtv" after building 2.6.15.

created ivtv-svnversion.h
make CONFIG_VIDEO_IVTV=m -C /usr/src/linux M=/var/tmp/portage/ivtv-0.4.0-r3/work/ivtv-0.4.0/driver modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.15-gentoo'
  CC [M]  /var/tmp/portage/ivtv-0.4.0-r3/work/ivtv-0.4.0/driver/msp3400.o
In file included from /var/tmp/portage/ivtv-0.4.0-r3/work/ivtv-0.4.0/driver/compat.h:77,
                 from /var/tmp/portage/ivtv-0.4.0-r3/work/ivtv-0.4.0/driver/msp3400.c:52:
include/linux/videodev.h:30:5: warning: "OBSOLETE_OWNER" is not defined
In file included from /var/tmp/portage/ivtv-0.4.0-r3/work/ivtv-0.4.0/driver/compat.h:77,
                 from /var/tmp/portage/ivtv-0.4.0-r3/work/ivtv-0.4.0/driver/msp3400.c:52:
include/linux/videodev.h: In function `video_device_create_file':
include/linux/videodev.h:21: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
include/linux/videodev.h: In function `video_device_remove_file':
include/linux/videodev.h:27: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
include/linux/videodev.h: At top level:
include/linux/videodev.h:204: error: `VIDEO_MAX_FRAME' undeclared here (not in a function)
make[2]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/ivtv-0.4.0-r3/work/ivtv-0.4.0/driver/msp3400.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/var/tmp/portage/ivtv-0.4.0-r3/work/ivtv-0.4.0/driver] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.15-gentoo'
make: *** [all] Error 2


According to the ivtv changelog, 0.4.1 has the required changes for 2.6.15. Maybe a simple upgrade to the ebuild might fix this.

[Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2006-01-05 02:01:03 UTC]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 117757 ***