ndiswrapper-dkms 1.59-2: does not support kernel 4.0

[John Creps]

DKMS make.log for ndiswrapper-1.59 for kernel 4.0.5 (x86_64)
Thu Jun 11 10:43:34 CDT 2015
make: Entering directory `/home/john/Apps/drivers/linux-4.0.5'
  LD /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.59/build/built-in.o
  MKEXPORT /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.59/build/crt_exports.h
  MKEXPORT /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.59/build/hal_exports.h
  MKEXPORT /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.59/build/ndis_exports.h
  MKEXPORT /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.59/build/ntoskernel_exports.h
  MKEXPORT /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.59/build/ntoskernel_io_exports.h
  MKEXPORT /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.59/build/rtl_exports.h
  MKEXPORT /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.59/build/usb_exports.h
  MKSTUBS /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.59/build/win2lin_stubs.h
  CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.59/build/crt.o
In file included from include/linux/compiler.h:54:0,
                 from include/uapi/linux/stddef.h:1,
                 from include/linux/stddef.h:4,
                 from ./include/uapi/linux/posix_types.h:4,
                 from include/uapi/linux/types.h:13,
                 from include/linux/types.h:5,
                 from /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.59/build/ntoskernel.h:19,
                 from /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.59/build/crt.c:16:
include/linux/compiler-gcc.h:107:30: fatal error: linux/compiler-gcc6.h: No such file or directory

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ndiswrapper-dkms (not installed)
Uname: Linux 4.0.5 x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 4.0.5
Date: Thu Jun 11 10:16:53 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-18 (54 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
PackageVersion: 1.59-2
SourcePackage: ndiswrapper
Title: ndiswrapper-dkms 1.59-2: ndiswrapper kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Julian Andres Klode (juliank)]

Your kernel headers are broken. But ndiswrapper 1.59-2 does not support kernel 4.0 anyway, only 1.59-3 and newer do.

[Julian Andres Klode (juliank)]

Maybe there should be an SRU for older releases, as the fix for 4.0 support is tiny.

https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/ndiswrapper.git/commit/?id=fe307aab912c55fb357670e5e838c353712a689b

That's not for me to decide, though.

[Julian Andres Klode (juliank)]

Daniel, while the missing header is listed in the bug report, this is actually an issue of the bug submitter having a broken kernel build.

I just re-purposed it for Linux 4.0 support, as that is what the submitter wants to do.

[Marcin Mielniczuk (marmistrz)]

Confirming, ndiswrapper fails gives error messages while installing kernel 4.1.2

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Julian Andres Klode (juliank)]

Not touching ndiswrapper in trusty, as the package has diverted a lot since then.