[pkg-nvidia-devel] Bug#528287: nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx-source: fails to build modules against 2.6.29 linux-headers packages

[Stephane Glondu]

Package: nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx-source
Version: 173.14.18-1
Severity: normal

Hello,

This bug is pretty much the same as #523024, but I submit another
report at the maintainer's request.

Compilation with module-assistant with a 2.6.29 kernel fails... Or
let's say doesn't do anything:

[...]
dh_prep
# Build the modules
/usr/bin/make -C . LINUXDIR=/lib/modules/2.6.29-1-amd64/build KVERREL=2.6.29-1-amd64
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx'
# Install the modules
dh_installdirs
install -m 0644 /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx/debian/override /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx/debian/nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx-2.6.29-1-amd64/usr/share/lintian/overrides/nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx-2.6.29-1-amd64
install -m 0644 /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx/nvidia.ko /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx/debian/nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx-2.6.29-1-amd64/lib/modules/2.6.29-1-amd64/nvidia/nvidia.ko ; \

install: cannot stat `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx/nvidia.ko': No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [binary-modules] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx'
make: *** [kdist_build] Error 2
[...]

The call to "make -C . LINUXDIR=..." doesn't do anything.

I observe the same behaviour in a clean sid chroot, and in a clean
i386 sid chroot (with a 64-bit kernel).

Compiling using upstream's instructions works perfectly, though, and
the driver does work with it... I guess this is some packaging bug.


Cheers,

-- 
Stephane


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.29-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx-source depends on:
ii  debhelper                     7.2.8      helper programs for debian/rules
ii  dpatch                        2.0.31     patch maintenance system for Debia
ii  make                          3.81-5     The GNU version of the "make" util
ii  sed                           4.1.5-8    The GNU sed stream editor

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx-source recommends:
ii  devscripts                   2.10.48     scripts to make the life of a Debi
pn  kernel-package               <none>      (no description available)
ii  nvidia-glx-legacy-173xx      173.14.18-1 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver

nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx-source suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information