[Debian-eeepc-devel] Bug#508805: rt2860-source: Building rt2860-modules works only for root and fails for non-root users

[Achim Lobbert]

Package: rt2860-source
Version: 1.8.0.0-1
Severity: important
Justification: fails to build from source

Building of this module is only possible for root. Non-root users see the
following error message when the module(s) shall be installed for packaging:

  ...
  LD [M]  /home/achim/work/modules/rt2860/os/linux/rt2860sta.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 1 modules
  CC      /home/achim/work/modules/rt2860/os/linux/rt2860sta.mod.o
  LD [M]  /home/achim/work/modules/rt2860/os/linux/rt2860sta.ko
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/achim/work/linux-2.6.27.9'
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/achim/work/modules/rt2860'
# Install modules
/usr/bin/make -C /home/achim/work/modules/rt2860 install \
        KERNELPATH=/home/achim/work/linux-2.6.27.9 KERNELRELEASE=2.6.27.9 KERNELCONF=/home/achim/work/linux-2.6.27.9/.config \
        LINUX_SRC_MODULE=/home/achim/work/modules/rt2860/debian/rt2860-modules-2.6.27.9/lib/modules/2.6.27.9/kernel/drivers/wireless
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/achim/work/modules/rt2860'
make -C /home/achim/work/modules/rt2860/os/linux -f Makefile.6 install
make[4]: Entering directory `/home/achim/work/modules/rt2860/os/linux'
install -d /home/achim/work/modules/rt2860/debian/rt2860-modules-2.6.27.9/lib/modules/2.6.27.9/kernel/drivers/wireless
install -m 644 -c rt2860sta.ko /home/achim/work/modules/rt2860/debian/rt2860-modules-2.6.27.9/lib/modules/2.6.27.9/kernel/drivers/wireless
/sbin/depmod -a 2.6.27.9
FATAL: Could not open /lib/modules/2.6.27.9/modules.dep.temp for writing: Permission denied
make[4]: *** [install] Error 1


-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (300, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.27.9 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE at euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages rt2860-source depends on:
ii  bzip2                         1.0.5-1    high-quality block-sorting file co
ii  debhelper                     7.0.15     helper programs for debian/rules
ii  make                          3.81-5     The GNU version of the "make" util
ii  module-assistant              0.10.11.0  tool to make module package creati

rt2860-source recommends no packages.

Versions of packages rt2860-source suggests:
ii  kernel-package                11.015     A utility for building Linux kerne

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