Re: problem building lirc modules

[Rob Owens <rowens@ptd.net>]

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 02:37:57PM +0000, Liam O'Toole wrote:
> > Funny thing is, I successfully build lirc on another similar (but not
> > identical) system.  The two systems are my MythTV frontends.  So I'm
> > pretty sure I'm not screwing up anything with module-assistant or
> > lirc.  I purged all old kernel headers, but it did not seem to help.
> >
> 
> That is mysterious. Have you considered copying the generated deb file
> from /usr/src on the other system and installing it on the troublesome
> one?  You won't get to the bottom of the problem you are reporting but
> it would get the job done. Assuming the two systems have the same
> architecture, of course.
> 
That's a brilliant idea (and it worked).  And now that you mentioned it,
I kind of remember doing the same thing when I upgraded from Etch to
Lenny.  

Thanks for the help.

-Rob