Hello,

I am trying to compile a third-party A/D card driver (proven to work on 2.2.X kernels) on Debian etch 2.6.18-5-486 & 2.6.18-5-686. As directed, I have changed the makefile to point to the correct linux source header files.

And get the following compilation errors with 2.6.18-5-686:
"puma:/home/kranti/project/mpc555/linux# make
cc -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -I/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include -O -Wall -c
-o mpc555.o mpc555.c
In file included from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/rwsem.h:24,
from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/semaphore.h:42
,
from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/sched.h:57,
from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/module.h:9,
from mpc555.c:10:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/rwsem.h: In function ‘__down_read’:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/rwsem.h:104: error: expected ‘:’ or
‘)’ before ‘KBUILD_BASENAME’
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/rwsem.h: In function ‘__down_write_n
ested’:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/rwsem.h:156: error: expected ‘:’ or
‘)’ before ‘KBUILD_BASENAME’
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/rwsem.h: In function ‘__up_read’:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/rwsem.h:198: error: expected ‘:’ or
‘)’ before ‘KBUILD_BASENAME’
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/rwsem.h:192: warning: unused variabl
e ‘tmp’
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/rwsem.h: In function ‘__up_write’:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/rwsem.h:224: error: expected ‘:’ or
‘)’ before ‘KBUILD_BASENAME’
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/rwsem.h: In function ‘__downgrade_wr
ite’:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/rwsem.h:249: error: expected ‘:’ or
‘)’ before ‘KBUILD_BASENAME’
In file included from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/sched.h:57,
from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/module.h:9,
from mpc555.c:10:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/semaphore.h: In function ‘down’:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/semaphore.h:105: error: expected ‘:’
or ‘)’ before ‘KBUILD_BASENAME’
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/semaphore.h: In function ‘down_inter
ruptible’:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/semaphore.h:130: error: expected ‘:’
or ‘)’ before ‘KBUILD_BASENAME’
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/semaphore.h: In function ‘down_trylo
ck’:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/semaphore.h:155: error: expected ‘:’
or ‘)’ before ‘KBUILD_BASENAME’
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/semaphore.h: In function ‘up’:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/semaphore.h:179: error: expected ‘:’
or ‘)’ before ‘KBUILD_BASENAME’
In file included from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/smp.h:17,
from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/smp.h:18,
from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/sched.h:63,
from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/module.h:9,
from mpc555.c:10:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/mpspec.h:6:25: error: mach_mpspec.h:
No such file or directory
In file included from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/smp.h:17,
from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/smp.h:18,
from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/sched.h:63,
from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/module.h:9,
from mpc555.c:10:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/mpspec.h: At top level:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/mpspec.h:8: error: ‘MAX_MP_BUSSES’ u
ndeclared here (not in a function)
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/mpspec.h:22: error: ‘MAX_IRQ_SOURCES
’ undeclared here (not in a function)
In file included from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/smp.h:18,
from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/sched.h:63,
from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/module.h:9,
from mpc555.c:10:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/smp.h:76:26: error: mach_apicdef.h:
No such file or directory
In file included from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/smp.h:18,
from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/sched.h:63,
from /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/linux/module.h:9,
from mpc555.c:10:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/smp.h: In function ‘hard_smp_process
or_id’:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-5-686/build/include/asm/smp.h:80: warning: implicit declarat
ion of function ‘GET_APIC_ID’
mpc555.c:17:26: error: linux/malloc.h: No such file or directory
mpc555.c: At top level:
mpc555.c:54: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
mpc555.c:55: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
mpc555.c:56: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
mpc555.c:69: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
mpc555.c: In function ‘init_module’:
mpc555.c:83: warning: ‘check_region’ is deprecated (declared at /lib/modules/2.6
.18-5-686/build/include/linux/ioport.h:133)
mpc555.c:93: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘request_irq’
mpc555.c:93: error: ‘SA_INTERRUPT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
mpc555.c:93: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
mpc555.c:93: error: for each function it appears in.)
mpc555.c: In function ‘cleanup_module’:
mpc555.c:118: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘free_irq’
mpc555.c: In function ‘mpc555_irqa_handler’:
mpc555.c:128: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__wake_up’ from incompatible point
er type
mpc555.c: In function ‘mpc555_irqb_handler’:
mpc555.c:133: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__wake_up’ from incompatible point
er type
mpc555.c: In function ‘mpc555_ioctl’:
mpc555.c:147: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:150: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:154: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:158: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:161: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:165: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:168: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:173: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:176: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:180: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:183: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:187: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:190: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:194: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:197: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
mpc555.c:144: warning: ignoring return value of ‘copy_from_user’, declared with attribute warn_unused_result
mpc555.c:152: warning: ignoring return value of ‘copy_to_user’, declared with at tribute warn_unused_result
mpc555.c:170: warning: ignoring return value of ‘copy_to_user’, declared with at tribute warn_unused_result
mpc555.c:192: warning: ignoring return value of ‘copy_to_user’, declared with at tribute warn_unused_result
mpc555.c:200: warning: ignoring return value of ‘copy_to_user’, declared with at tribute warn_unused_result
mpc555.c: In function ‘mpc555_ad_read’:
mpc555.c:293: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘interruptible_sleep_on’ from incom patible pointer type
make: *** [mpc555.o] Error 1
puma:/home/kranti/project/mpc555/linux#"

I get similar undeclared CONSTANTS errors with 2.6.18-5-486 but in irq.h, hw_irq.h etc

I tried to look for them on the internet without much success though. Am I missing a patch or some other package that needs to be present for the compilation to be successful??? Kindly help.

Thanks,
Kranti

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So you're trying to compile code written for 2.2.X on 2.6.18?

Why doesn't that seem logical to me?

I have come across a similar error

error: mach_mpspec.h: No such file or directory

trying to build a driver for ubuntu 7.10 with 2.6.22. kernel.

It has previously been built for Fedora 7 with 2.6.24 kernel.

Is there another package that I need to get this to build?

thanks

dan

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