Error compiling linux 2.6.8 with ruby on Debian

[Andrew W. <qw...@gm...>]

Hi

I am trying to compile a kernel with the ruby patch under Debian sarge. I am 
using gcc 3.3.5. I downloaded and unpacked kernel-source-2.6.8, downloaded 
ruby from CVS, and copied it over the kernel source. I then did 'make 
xconfig', following instructions from 
http://linuxconsole.sourceforge.net/quick.html. Some options seemed to have 
different names, but otherwise everything seemed alright.

I then attempted to compile with
# fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image
which failed with the following error:

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/kernel-source-2.6.8'
make[2]: `arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s' is up to date.
  CHK     include/linux/compile.h
  CC      drivers/char/tty_ioctl.o
drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c: In function `change_termios':
drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c:110: error: structure has no member named 
`termios_sem'
drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c:149: warning: implicit declaration of function 
`tty_ldisc_ref'
drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c:149: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer 
without a cast
drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c:153: warning: implicit declaration of function 
`tty_ldisc_deref'
drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c:155: error: structure has no member named 
`termios_sem'
drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c: In function `set_termios':
drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c:178: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer 
without a cast
drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c: In function `n_tty_ioctl':
drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c:477: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer 
without a cast
drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c:541: error: structure has no member named 
`termios_sem'
drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c:545: error: structure has no member named 
`termios_sem'
drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c:397: warning: unused variable `flags'
make[3]: *** [drivers/char/tty_ioctl.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [drivers/char] Error 2
make[1]: *** [drivers] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/kernel-source-2.6.8'
make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2


What is wrong here, and how can I get it to compile successfully?


Andrew Walbran