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

[Ben Hutchings]

On Wed, Jan 04, 2012 at 09:07:47PM +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> 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.

Never mind, I see there are some driver-specific utilities and
firmware packager as well.  Please just remove the
linux-wlan-ng-source binary package, to avoid confusing users.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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