Re: Kernel-2.6.15 compile error

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 12:29:03PM +0530, Vishal Sharma wrote:

> Hello All,

Hi Vishal,

> i am trying to install this new kenel into my machine with the option make
> oldconfig , my old kernel is 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp and i am using
> gcc-4.0.2.Below s the output of error  i am getting :-
> 
> GEN     .version
>   CHK     include/linux/compile.h
>   UPD     include/linux/compile.h
>   CC      init/version.o
>   LD      init/built-in.o
>   LD      .tmp_vmlinux1
> drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x94aea): In function `sandisk_set_iobase':
> drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_cs.c:242: undefined reference to
> `pcmcia_access_configuration_register'
>...

thanks for your report.

This is a known bug.
Below is the patch I submitted to fix it in 2.6.15.4.

> Regards
> Vishal

cu
Adrian


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CONFIG_PCMCIA=m, CONFIG_HOSTAP_CS=y doesn't compile.

Reported by "Gabriel C." <crazy@pimpmylinux.org>.

This patch was already included in 2.6.16-rc2.


Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>

--- linux-2.6.16-rc1-mm4/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Kconfig.old	2006-01-30 19:00:44.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.16-rc1-mm4/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Kconfig	2006-01-30 19:01:04.000000000 +0100
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
 config HOSTAP_CS
 	tristate "Host AP driver for Prism2/2.5/3 PC Cards"
-	depends on PCMCIA!=n && HOSTAP
+	depends on PCMCIA && HOSTAP
 	---help---
 	Host AP driver's version for Prism2/2.5/3 PC Cards.