zfs-dkms 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu17: zfs kernel module failed to build

[Raymond Meyer]

Performing system updates, not a user of zfs (at this point). Packages just failed to install.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: zfs-dkms 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu17
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-79.100-generic 4.4.67
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-79-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
Architecture: amd64
DKMSBuildLog:
 DKMS make.log for zfs-0.6.5.6 for kernel 4.4.0-79-generic (x86_64)
 Fri Jun 16 07:19:28 CDT 2017
 make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
DKMSKernelVersion: 4.4.0-79-generic
Date: Fri Jun 16 07:19:32 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-19 (971 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140723)
PackageVersion: 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu17
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: zfs-linux
Title: zfs-dkms 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu17: zfs kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-22 (420 days ago)

[Colin Ian King (colin-king)]

Hi Raymond,

Can there should be a log /var/lib/dkms/zfs*/*/build/make.log - can you add that to the bug report?

[Raymond Meyer (rayfrommo)]

Here is log (not much there)

/var/lib/dkms/zfs$ cat */build/make*
DKMS make.log for zfs-0.6.5.6 for kernel 4.4.0-79-generic (x86_64)
Fri Jun 16 07:19:28 CDT 2017
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.

[Colin Ian King (colin-king)]

I'm finding it hard to figure out why this failed. Can you upload the contents of the apt history logs to the bug report? You will find them in /var/log/apt/

[Colin Ian King (colin-king)]

If this still is an issue, can you run the following:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall zfsutils-linux

and let me know if you see any subsequent errors. If so, please attach the output from /var/lib/dkms/zfs*/*/build/make.log

Thanks.