Re: more install problems

From: Antony Gelberg (antony_at_antgel.co.uk)
Date: 07/30/03

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    On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 09:26:27AM +0100, Richard Lyons wrote:
    > On Wednesday 30 July 2003 02:29, Antony Gelberg wrote:
    > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 02:20:47AM +0100, Richard Lyons wrote:
    > [...detailed install instructions cut...]
    > > > In para. 1. there is no directory like
    > > > /usr/src/linux/pcmcia-cs-3.0.9/include/ - I cannot find any
    > > > *pcmcia*/include/. What should I do here?
    > >
    > > I'm no pcmcia guru, but try /usr/src/linux/include/pcmcia. Or
    > > /usr/src/linux/drivers/pcmcia.
    >
    > The tree Debian installed is:
    >
    > /usr/src/rpm/BUILD [empty]
    > RPMS/athlon [empty]
    > i386 [empty]
    > i486 [empty]
    > i586 [empty]
    > i686 [empty]
    > noarch [empty]
    > SOURCES [empty]
    > SPECS [empty]
    > SRPMS [empty]
    >
    > So I'm guessing I need first to install a further package from the
    > Woody distibution cds in order to create and populate the 'linux'
    > branch of the tree. Any idea what package?

    You need the kernel header files. Try apt-cache search kernel-headers
    and grab the one that goes with your kernel. They'll go in
    /usr/src/<somedir>, create the symlink between that and /usr/src/linux.

    >
    > RPMS? sounds like RH??

    Yes. Now I'm confused.

    >
    > [...]
    > > > #include "kern_compat.h"
    > [...]
    > >
    > > No point in copying it, it will be used in the compilation. The #
    > > means that that line is dealt with by the C preprocessor.
    > > Effectively before compiling that file, it will include the
    > > contents of kern_compat.h in it, to benefit from it's declarations.
    > >
    > > This is basically to avoid having everything in one file, and to
    > > enable files to share declarations.
    >
    > So I _do_ need this file (kern_compat.h) to be in the directory to
    > which I have copied the rtl8139.c which I need to compile.

    Yes, otherwise how could it #include the contents?

    Antony 

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