problem updating/compiling ieee80211-1.1.7

[sdbenner]

I have a Dell D600 running Gentoo 2.6.11-R11 and I am trying to update the wireless networking.

When ieee80211-1.1.7 compiles, I get this error:
Any suggestions?


make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r11'
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/ieee80211_module.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/ieee80211_tx.o
In file included from /var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/ieee80211_module.c:53:
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h:1144: error: parse error before "gfp_t"
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h:1145: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h: In function `kzalloc':
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h:1146: error: `size' undeclared (first use in this function)
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h:1146: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h:1146: error: for each function it appears in.)
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h:1146: error: `flags' undeclared (first use in this function)
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/ieee80211_module.c: At top level:
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h:1145: warning: 'kzalloc' defined but not used
make[2]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/ieee80211_module.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
In file included from /var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/ieee80211_tx.c:45:
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h:1144: error: parse error before "gfp_t"
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h:1145: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h: In function `kzalloc':
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h:1146: error: `size' undeclared (first use in this function)
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h:1146: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h:1146: error: for each function it appears in.)
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h:1146: error: `flags' undeclared (first use in this function)
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/ieee80211_tx.c: At top level:
/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/net/ieee80211.h:1145: warning: 'kzalloc' defined but not used
make[2]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7/ieee80211_tx.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/var/tmp/portage/ieee80211-1.1.7/work/ieee80211-1.1.7] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r11'
make: *** [modules] Error 2

[vladgrigorescu]

I too am having this problem, but on 2.6.14-gentoo-r4.

[BradN]

Looks like there's an error in the code. Try using an earlier/later version instead if possible?

[sdbenner]

I tried ieee80211-1.1.8 and it gave me the same errors.

[vladgrigorescu]

I just tried 1.1.8, and had no problems with it.