openafs-modules-dkms 1.6.7-1ubuntu1.1: openafs kernel module failed to build

[Karl-Philipp Richter]

nested reason is `configure: error: Couldn't guess your Linux version 2`

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: openafs-modules-dkms 1.6.7-1ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-36.41~14.04.1-generic 4.2.8-ckt8
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 4.2.0-36-generic
Date: Mon May 16 14:40:24 2016
DuplicateSignature: dkms:openafs-modules-dkms:1.6.7-1ubuntu1.1:configure: error: Couldn't guess your Linux version 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-29 (47 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20160217.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 1.6.7-1ubuntu1.1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.6
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.13
SourcePackage: openafs
Title: openafs-modules-dkms 1.6.7-1ubuntu1.1: openafs kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[thierman (thierman)]

Not sure if this information helps... but including it.

Loading new openafs-1.6.7 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 4.4.0-62-generic
Building initial module for 4.4.0-62-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.4.0-62-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/openafs/1.6.7/build/make.log for more information.

root@Utilities-desktop:~# tail /var/lib/dkms/openafs/1.6.7/build/make.log
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for bison... no
checking for byacc... no
checking if lex is flex... no
checking whether byte order is known at compile time... yes
checking whether byte ordering is bigendian... no
checking whether printf understands the %z length modifier... yes
checking your OS... linux
configure: error: Couldn't guess your Linux version 2

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[thierman (thierman)]

No addition info other than, reoccured.