zfs-dkms 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu19: zfs kernel module failed to build

[Charles Hill]

Happened on a simple software update.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: zfs-dkms 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu19
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-36.40~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-36-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
DKMSBuildLog:
 DKMS make.log for zfs-0.6.5.6 for kernel 4.13.0-36-generic (x86_64)
 Sun Mar 11 09:58:57 MDT 2018
 make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
DKMSKernelVersion: 4.13.0-36-generic
Date: Sun Mar 11 09:59:00 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-16 (84 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215)
PackageVersion: 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu19
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.25
SourcePackage: zfs-linux
Title: zfs-dkms 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu19: zfs kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Laurent Dinclaux (laurent-m)]

Since kernel 4.13.0-37

[Colin Ian King (colin-king)]

On Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and newer, there's no need to use the zfs DKMS packages.