dmks fails building module as of missing dependency

[Sven Roederer]

During building of "fglrx-12.6"-package the package-installation fails in dkms-stage.
A python-traceback is given:

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fglrx (2:8.970-0ubuntu1) wird eingerichtet ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Loading new fglrx-8.970 DKMS files...
Building only for 3.8.0-0-generic
Building for architecture i686
Building initial module for 3.8.0-0-generic
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/dkms_packages.py", line 22, in <module>
    import apport
ImportError: No module named apport
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.8.0-0-generic (i686)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/fglrx/8.970/build/make.log for more information.
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
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After installing the "python-apport" package this issue was fixed. On my system the "python3-apport" was already installed, but seems not to include the missing python-code.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: dkms 2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-0.3-generic 3.8.0-rc3
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-0-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jan 13 15:20:00 2013
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: dkms
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[[e-mail] (jr-pineda-marti)]

When I do sudo dpkg -i 1fjbtndrv-kernel-source_2.3.2-1_i386.deb then I have this readout:

Preparing to replace fjbtndrv-kernel-source 2.3.2-1 (using 1fjbtndrv-kernel-source_2.3.2-1_i386.deb) ...

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Deleting module version: 2.3.2
completely from the DKMS tree.
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Done.
Unpacking replacement fjbtndrv-kernel-source ...
Setting up fjbtndrv-kernel-source (2.3.2-1) ...

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/source ->
                 /usr/src/fujitsu-tablet-2.3.2

DKMS: add completed.

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...

Building module:
cleaning build area....
make KERNELRELEASE=3.8.0-16-generic....(bad exit status: 2)
ERROR (dkms apport): kernel package linux-headers-3.8.0-16-generic is not supported
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.8.0-16-generic (i686)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: error processing fjbtndrv-kernel-source (--install):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
Errors were encountered while processing:
 fjbtndrv-kernel-source

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Looking at /var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build/make.log :

DKMS make.log for fujitsu-tablet-2.3.2 for kernel 3.8.0-16-generic (i686)
Thu Apr 11 19:12:37 UTC 2013
make -C /lib/modules/3.8.0-16-generic/build M=/var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-16-generic'
  CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build/fujitsu-tablet.o
/var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build/fujitsu-tablet.c:200:22: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘input_fujitsu_setup’
/var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build/fujitsu-tablet.c:289:22: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘fujitsu_dmi_matched’
/var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build/fujitsu-tablet.c:299:15: error: ‘fujitsu_dmi_matched’ undeclared here (not in a function)
/var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build/fujitsu-tablet.c:364:30: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘fujitsu_walk_resources’
/var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build/fujitsu-tablet.c:387:22: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘acpi_fujitsu_add’
/var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build/fujitsu-tablet.c:425:22: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘acpi_fujitsu_remove’
/var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build/fujitsu-tablet.c:444:13: error: ‘acpi_fujitsu_add’ undeclared here (not in a function)
/var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build/fujitsu-tablet.c:444:3: error: initializer element is not constant
/var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build/fujitsu-tablet.c:444:3: error: (near initialization for ‘acpi_fujitsu_driver.ops.add’)
/var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build/fujitsu-tablet.c:445:13: error: ‘acpi_fujitsu_remove’ undeclared here (not in a function)
/var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-tablet/2.3.2/build/fujitsu-tablet.c:445:3: error: initializer element is not constant
/var/lib/dkms/fujitsu-...

[wvengen (wvengen)]

me too with bcmwl dkms:
  Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.8.0-19-lowlatency /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-lowlatency
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 3.8.0-19-lowlatency /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-lowlatency
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/dkms_packages.py", line 22, in <module>
      import apport
  ImportError: No module named apport
  Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.8.0-19-lowlatency (x86_64)
  Consult /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/make.log for more information.
Looking at the installed apport packages, I find that python3-apport is installed, but not python-apport. Installing python-apport made it work; probably a dependency problem.

[bart marien (bmarien)]

Same here when building v4l2loopback-dkms 0.6.1?field.comment=Same here when building v4l2loopback-dkms 0.6.1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[A Nue (me-ngeefk4xayt3t4u9watah405veqwquc1zy)]

I have Ubuntu Studio, and this happens to me with the lowlatency kernel, but not with the generic kernel. Hope it helps.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This issue has sat incomplete for more than 60 days now. I'm going to close it as invalid. Please feel free re-open if this is still an issue for you. Thank you.