Every single one of my users has seen this error.  I tell them to ignore it.

Michael

On 09/24/2011 01:20 PM, Fayer Michael wrote:
> When upgrading this package, I had this error too. I saw some dialog
> (maybe error dialog) when upgrading but couldn't find it later by
> pressing Alt-Tab (this also seems to be a bug). But I rebooted anyway. I
> tried to reinstall it in synaptic after reboot, failed again (even after
> cleaning apt-get downloads). I'm in Ubuntu 11.04. The package is blcr-
> dkms (0.8.2-15ubuntu1). I copied the details in the terminal window
> below the installation progress indicator (the moving percentage bar).
> They are:
>
> (Reading database ... 280789 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace blcr-dkms 0.8.2-15ubuntu1 (using .../blcr-dkms_0.8.2-15ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
>
> ------------------------------
> Deleting module version: 0.8.2
> completely from the DKMS tree.
> ------------------------------
> Done.
> Unpacking replacement blcr-dkms ...
> Setting up blcr-dkms (0.8.2-15ubuntu1) ...
>
> Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/source ->
>                  /usr/src/blcr-0.8.2
>
> DKMS: add Completed.
>
> Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...
>
> Building module:
> cleaning build area....
> make KERNELRELEASE=2.6.38-11-generic -C /lib/modules/2.6.38-11-generic/build M=/var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build....................(bad exit status: 2)
>
> Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 2.6.38-11-generic (i686)
> Consult the make.log in the build directory
> /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/ for more information.
> 0
> 0
>
> (end of the installation details)
>
>
> Below is the make.log file:
>
> DKMS make.log for blcr-0.8.2 for kernel 2.6.38-11-generic (i686)
> Sun Sep 25 01:13:20 CST 2011
> make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38-11-generic'
> /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/Kbuild:19: /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/module_files: No such file or directory
> cd /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build && env -i PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/lib/dkms ./configure --disable-maintainer-mode --with-linux=2.6.38-11-generic --with-installed-libcr --with-installed-util --with-components=modules --prefix=/usr && touch /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/config-stamp
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> checking compiler to build kernel modules... gcc (default)
> checking for BSD- or MS-compatible name lister (nm)... (cached) /usr/bin/nm -B
> checking the name lister (/usr/bin/nm -B) interface... (cached) BSD nm
> checking for Linux kernel build in /lib/modules/2.6.38-11-generic/build... found version 2.6.38-11-generic
> checking for Linux kernel source in /lib/modules/2.6.38-11-generic/build... found version 2.6.38
> checking directory to install kernel modules... ${exec_prefix}/lib/blcr/2.6.38-11-generic (default)
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> checking for SMP kernel source... yes
> checking for SMP kernel symbol table... yes
> configure: Testing if KARCH is the same as ARCH
> configure: Not touching KARCH
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> checking kernel for linux/pid_namespace.h... yes
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> checking kernel for linux/utrace.h... no
> checking kernel for linux/perf_event.h... yes
> checking kernel for asm/elf.h... yes
> checking kernel for asm/desc.h... yes
> checking kernel for asm/vsyscall32.h... no
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> checking kernel for generated/utsrelease.h... yes
> checking kernel symbol table for timeval_to_jiffies... exported
> checking kernel symbol table for jiffies_to_timeval... exported
> checking kernel for struct fdtable... yes
> checking kernel for files_struct.next_fd... yes
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> checking kernel for __putname... yes
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> checking kernel for do_each_pid_task... yes
> checking kernel for do_each_task_pid... no
> checking kernel for for_each_task_pid... no
> checking kernel for 2.6.0 task ids... no
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> checking kernel for 2.6.24 task ids... yes
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> checking kernel for valid_signal... yes
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> checking kernel for task.pids pid_link... yes
> checking kernel for task.pids pid... no
> checking kernel symbol table for __put_task_struct... c104db00
> checking kernel symbol table for __put_task_struct_cb... not found
> checking kernel for mm.task_size... yes
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> checking kernel for mm.context.vdso_base... no
> checking kernel for mm.context.vdso... yes
> checking kernel for thread_info.sysenter_return... yes
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> checking kernel for 2-arg arch_setup_additional_pages... yes
> checking kernel for 4-arg arch_setup_additional_pages... no
> checking kernel symbol table for arch_setup_additional_pages... c10352a0
> checking kernel for map_vsyscall... no
> checking kernel symbol table for arch_pick_mmap_layout... c10307e0
> checking kernel symbol table for arch_get_unmaped_area... not found
> checking kernel symbol table for arch_unmap_area... c1103530
> checking kernel for mm.mmap_base... yes
> checking kernel for mm.cached_hole_size... yes
> checking kernel for CONFIG_HUGETLBFS... yes
> checking kernel symbol table for hugetlbfs_file_operations... c152ed20
> checking kernel symbol table for is_file_shm_hugepages... c1211650
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> checking kernel symbol table for pmd_huge... c1033240
> checking kernel symbol table for follow_huge_pmd... c1033280
> checking kernel symbol table for follow_huge_addr... c1033230
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> checking kernel symbol table for empty_zero_page... exported
> checking kernel for inode_permission... yes
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> checking kernel symbol table for copy_siginfo_to_user... c10623e0
> checking kernel symbol table for group_send_sig_info... c10615d0
> checking kernel symbol table for do_sigaltstack... c1062c20
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> checking kernel symbol table for get_dumpable... c112dfa0
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> checking kernel symbol table for suid_dumpable... c190491c
> checking kernel for set_dumpable... yes
> checking kernel symbol table for set_dumpable... c112dd00
> checking kernel symbol table for groups_search... c1075f00
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> checking kernel for task.thread_group... yes
> checking kernel symbol table for detach_pid... c106a5d0
> checking kernel symbol table for attach_pid... c106a570
> checking kernel symbol table for change_pid... c106a640
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> checking kernel for find_task_by_pid_ns... yes
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> checking kernel symbol table for find_task_by_pid_ns... c106a790
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> checking kernel for 1-arg alloc_pid... yes
> checking kernel symbol table for free_pid... c106a370
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> checking kernel symbol table for pid_cachep... not found
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> configure: creating ./config.status
> config.status: creating cr_module/Makefile
> config.status: creating cr_module/kbuild/Makefile
> config.status: creating vmadump4/Makefile
> config.status: creating include/blcr_imports.h
> config.status: creating blcr_imports/imports.c
> config.status: creating blcr_imports/Makefile
> config.status: creating blcr_imports/kbuild/Makefile
> config.status: creating config/kbuild.mak
> config.status: creating Makefile
> config.status: creating etc/Makefile
> config.status: creating rpm/Makefile
> config.status: creating rpm/specfile
> config.status: creating include/Makefile
> config.status: creating include/blcr_common.h
> config.status: creating doc/Makefile
> config.status: creating blcr_config.h
> config.status: executing depfiles commands
> config.status: executing libtool commands
>
> ======================================================================
> Please review the following configuration information:
>   Kernel source directory = /lib/modules/2.6.38-11-generic/build
>   Kernel build directory = /lib/modules/2.6.38-11-generic/build
>   Kernel symbol table = /boot/System.map-2.6.38-11-generic
>   Kernel version probed from kernel build = 2.6.38-11-generic
>   Kernel running currently = 2.6.38-11-generic
> ======================================================================
> cd /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/cr_module/kbuild/ && env -i PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/lib/dkms make prepare
> cd /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/blcr_imports/kbuild/ && env -i PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/lib/dkms make prepare
> touch /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/prepare-stamp
> echo "BLCR_IMPORT_SOURCES := blcr_imports/kbuild/" > /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/module_files
> echo "BLCR_SOURCES := cr_module/kbuild/" >> /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/module_files
>   LD      /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/built-in.o
>   LD      /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/blcr_imports/kbuild/built-in.o
>   CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/blcr_imports/kbuild/imports.o
>   CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/blcr_imports/kbuild/module.o
>   LD [M]  /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/blcr_imports/kbuild/blcr_imports.o
>   LD      /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/cr_module/kbuild/built-in.o
>   CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/cr_module/kbuild/vmadump_common.o
> /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/cr_module/kbuild/vmadump_common.c: In function ‘vmadump_thaw_proc’:
> /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/cr_module/kbuild/vmadump_common.c:1092:38: error: ‘struct signal_struct’ has no member named ‘count’
> /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/cr_module/kbuild/vmadump_common.c: In function ‘vmadump_freeze_proc’:
> /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/cr_module/kbuild/vmadump_common.c:1999:38: error: ‘struct signal_struct’ has no member named ‘count’
> make[2]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/cr_module/kbuild/vmadump_common.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/cr_module/kbuild] Error 2
> make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build] Error 2
> make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38-11-generic'
>
> (end of make.log)
>