Re: Where is the file /usr/include/linux/modversions.h ?

[jjluza <jjluza@yahoo.fr>]

As I said to Roberto, I notice the same thing, but I don't know how to force 
it compiling against kernel source instead of /usr/include... files
and I don't understand why it works before ... it's strange

Le Lundi 15 Septembre 2003 18:09, Torsten Reuss a écrit :
> jjluza wrote:
> >hi all. I try to compile a driver (nvnet) which includes the file
> >/usr/include/linux/module.h. This file should include the file
> >/usr/include/linux/modversions.h, but it desn't exist anymore :/  where is
> >this file
>
> debian installs a generic set of linux include files in
> /usr/include/linux. While this is a pretty good thing for compiling
> applications, compiling drivers typically requires the include files of
> the linux kernel that you actually have installed. These are typically
> in /usr/src/linux, but basically could be anywhere else where you keep
> kernel source codes.
>
> The correct way of compiling drivers would be that they do not search in
> /usr/include/linux, but in /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include/linux,
> because /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build should be a symbolic link to where
> you keep the sourcecode for the kernel you are currently running.
>
> So I recommend you either try and edit the Makefile of your driver to
> change the include path or you can temporarily link /usr/include/linux
> to /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include/linux and your driver should
> compile.
>
> Cheers,
>                 Torsten