nouveau kernel module fails to build

[Denis Rut'kov]

Binary package hint: nouveau-kernel-source

I just tried to upgrade Karmic. First, DKMS refused to build the latest nouveau module as it has the same version number, so I had to remove it manually. After this the build process started but ended with an error.

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

The problem is that it's trying to build against your 2.6.30 kernel; this will (and does) fail. The package will build successfully on a current Karmic 2.6.31 kernel.

[Denis Rut'kov (dendron2000)]

Yes, it's true, the module builds against 2.6.31. But is it neccessary to break compatibility with older kernels?

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

The master branch of upstream's code doesn't support 2.6.30. It would
be possible to add a conditional patch for 2.6.30 to make it build
there, but that's work which I feel is unnecessary. Karmic will ship
with (at least) a 2.6.31 kernel, and these kernels have been in the
repository (and default) for at least a month.

[Denis Rut'kov (dendron2000)]

OK, thank you for the explanation.