ndiswrapper-dkms 1.57-1ubuntu1: ndiswrapper kernel module failed to build

[Jaspal Singh aka jsxtech]

jsxtech@jaspal:~$ sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper*

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Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-modules-1.9' for regex 'ndiswrapper*'
Note, selecting 'ndiswrapper-utils-1.9' for regex 'ndiswrapper*'
Suggested packages:
  kernel-package
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ndiswrapper-common ndiswrapper-dkms ndiswrapper-source ndiswrapper-utils-1.9
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Loading new ndiswrapper-1.57 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.13.0-63-generic
Building initial module for 3.13.0-63-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.13.0-63-generic (i686)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.57/build/make.log for more information.
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jsxtech@jaspal:~$ cat /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.57/build/make.log

DKMS make.log for ndiswrapper-1.57 for kernel 3.13.0-63-generic (i686)
Sat Sep 19 07:51:47 IST 2015

Cannot find kernel build files in /usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-63-generic
Please give the path to kernel build directory with
the KBUILD=<path> argument to make

make: *** [config_check] Error 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ndiswrapper-dkms 1.57-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-63.104~precise1-generic 3.13.11-ckt25
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-63-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9
Architecture: i386
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.13.0-63-generic
Date: Sat Sep 19 07:51:54 2015
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20140204)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 1.57-1ubuntu1
SourcePackage: ndiswrapper
Title: ndiswrapper-dkms 1.57-1ubuntu1: ndiswrapper kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1090196, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.