[Linux-wlan-ng-devel] Bug#651792: Fails to build against Linux 3.1

[Ben Hutchings]

On Wed, Jan 04, 2012 at 09:17:06PM +0100, Tormod Volden wrote:
> > Package: linux-wlan-ng-source
> > Version: 0.2.9+dfsg-4
> > Severity: grave
> >
> > These modules fail to build against Linux 3.1:
> >
> > make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.1.0-1-amd64'
> > /usr/src/linux-headers-3.1.0-1-common/arch/x86/Makefile:81: stack protector enabled but no compiler support
> >  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/linux-wlan-ng/src/p80211/p80211mod.o
> > In file included from /usr/src/modules/linux-wlan-ng/src/p80211/p80211mod.c:74:0:
> > /usr/src/modules/linux-wlan-ng/src//include/wlan/wlan_compat.h:94:26: fatal error: linux/config.h: No such file or directory
> > compilation terminated.
> > make[8]: *** [/usr/src/modules/linux-wlan-ng/src/p80211/p80211mod.o] Error 1
> > make[7]: *** [_module_/usr/src/modules/linux-wlan-ng/src/p80211] Error 2
> > make[6]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
> > make[5]: *** [all] Error 2
> >
> > This error is due to checking for a macro which has not been defined
> > since Linux 2.6.38.
> >
> > Based on the discussion in bug #501486, it appears that this binary
> > package should simply be removed.
> >
> > Ben.
> 
> Thanks for the notice. I will give the linux-wlan-ng package some love soon.
> 
> Not sure why this bug is "grave" though, as long as the package
> description clearly explains that you do not need it if your kernel is
> newer than 2.6.31. No users are affected by this bug.
 
Thanks for working to support older kernel versions, but there is no
need to continue doing so.  I'll request removal of the package from
unstable.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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