blcr-dkms 0.8.2-15ubuntu2: blcr kernel module failed to build

[William Ingram]

Performing System upgrade and recieved error, running apt-get. on update of new linux kernel 3.2.0 for precise.

here is my make log for blcr

DKMS make.log for blcr-0.8.2 for kernel 3.2.0-24-generic (x86_64)
Wed May 2 10:43:13 EDT 2012
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-24-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=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/lib/dkms ./configure --disable-maintainer-mode --with-linux=3.2.0-24-generic --with-installed-libcr --with-installed-util --with-components=modules --prefix=/usr && touch /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/config-stamp
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether to disable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
checking for pwd... /bin/pwd
checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking host system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking for perl5... no
checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl
checking for gmake... no
checking for make... /usr/bin/make
checking if /usr/bin/make is GNU make... yes (3.81)
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking for style of include used by /usr/bin/make... GNU
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /bin/grep
checking for egrep... /bin/grep -E
checking for fgrep... /bin/grep -F
checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for BSD- or MS-compatible name lister (nm)... /usr/bin/nm -B
checking the name lister (/usr/bin/nm -B) interface... BSD nm
checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 3458764513820540925
checking whether the shell understands some XSI constructs... yes
checking whether the shell understands "+="... yes
checking for /usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
checking for objdump... objdump
checking how to recognize dependent libraries... pass_all
checking for ar... ar
checking for strip... strip
checking for ranlib... (cached) ranlib
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... yes
checking for string.h... yes
checking for memory.h... yes
checking for strings.h... yes
checking for inttypes.h... yes
checking for stdint.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... yes
checking for objdir... .libs
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC -DPIC
checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes
checking if gcc static flag -static works... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... no
checking for rpmbuild... /usr/bin/rpmbuild
checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... (cached) none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... (cached) gcc3
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... (cached) yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking dependency style of g++... (cached) gcc3
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... (cached) yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking dependency style of g++... (cached) gcc3
checking for ld used by g++... /usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) is GNU ld... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared libraries... yes
checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fPIC -DPIC
checking if g++ PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes
checking if g++ static flag -static works... yes
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking size of void *... 8
checking whether CXX='g++' acts like a C++ compiler... yes
checking whether CXX='g++' matches wordsize of CC... yes
checking for value of CR_SIGNUM... 64
checking size of void *... (cached) 8
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
configure: error: --with-linux argument '3.2.0-24-generic' is neither a kernel version string nor a full path
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/config-stamp] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic'

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: blcr-dkms 0.8.2-15ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.2.0-24-generic
Date: Wed May 2 10:43:24 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111011)
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 0.8.2-15ubuntu2
SourcePackage: blcr
Title: blcr-dkms 0.8.2-15ubuntu2: blcr kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-26 (5 days ago)

[William Ingram (williamthebrand)]

Sorry for the vagueness of the report. In Finals, you know the lot... Attempt to check back in a few days, to see if more information is needed.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 804943, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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