Re: compat-wireless-2.6.35-rc6 won't build

["Carlos Salvador Pérez Salgado" <carlosalvatore@gmail.com>]

On 09/04/2010 11:36 AM, Hauke Mehrtens wrote:
> Am 02.09.2010 09:17, schrieb Luis R. Rodriguez:
>    
>> 2010/9/1 Carlos Salvador Pérez Salgado<carlosalvatore@gmail.com>:
>>      
>>> On 08/31/2010 11:28 AM, Carlos Salvador Pérez Salgado wrote:
>>>        
>>>> On 08/31/2010 10:32 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>>>>          
>>>>> 2010/8/31 Carlos Salvador Pérez Salgado<carlosalvatore@gmail.com>:
>>>>>            
>>>>>> Do you have a better idea of how can I fix that? I'll really appreciate
>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>              
>>>>> Yeah, try to compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc2 ...
>>>>>
>>>>>    Luis
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>> Nope... the same error...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   LD
>>>>   /media/disk/temp/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc2-1/net/rfkill/built-in.o
>>>>   LD
>>>>   /media/disk/temp/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc2-1/net/wireless/built-in.o
>>>>   CC [M]  /media/disk/temp/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc2-1/net/wireless/core.o
>>>> /media/disk/temp/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc2-1/net/wireless/core.c: In
>>>> function ‘cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call’:
>>>> /media/disk/temp/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc2-1/net/wireless/core.c:705:
>>>> error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘wireless_handlers’
>>>> /media/disk/temp/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc2-1/net/wireless/core.c:706:
>>>> error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘wireless_handlers’
>>>> make[3]: ***
>>>> [/media/disk/temp/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc2-1/net/wireless/core.o] Error 1
>>>> make[2]: *** [/media/disk/temp/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc2-1/net/wireless]
>>>> Error 2
>>>> make[1]: *** [_module_/media/disk/temp/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc2-1] Error
>>>> 2
>>>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/media/disk/temp/linux-2.6.35.4'
>>>> make: *** [modules] Error 2
>>>>
>>>> That didn't help. I hope you can give me another idea.
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>          
>>> So...? What should I do?
>>>        
>> Sorry, I have not have had time to test compile against 2.6.35, but
>> when I do I will let you know.
>>
>>    Luis
>>      
> Hi,
>
> I was able to reproduce the problem. In the kernel configuration
> CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT=n and CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT=y are set.
> compat-wireless uses the old wireless_handlers attribute for the wext
> handlers interface, but this is only activated if CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT=y
> is set.
> We can not use the new interface through struct wiphy that cfg80211_wext
> normally uses. The struct is shipped by compat-wireless and changed
> ofter with different kernel versions, so the pointers do not point to
> the correct position when using two different versions of this strcut.
> compat-wireless should *always* deactivates CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT if
> CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT is not set. I got our compat_autoconf.h to overwirte
> the kernels autoconf.h by add it to LINUXINCLUDE, but I have not found a
> way how to disable CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT in the makefile if it was set in
> the kernel because config.mk is pared before the kernel configuration is
> parsed. An other way would be to rename CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT to something
> else in compat-wireless to prevent the kernel from overwriting this value.
>
> There will be no way to support cfg80211_wext without a kernel
> configured with CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT=y.
>
> Hauke
>
>    
So, as far as I got it, it won't work until a patch is submitted in 
compat-wireless? I'll try to build my kernel using the config you 
suggested and I'll tell you how does it goes.
Thanks.