unable to create binary modules (Debian Woody kernel 2.4.20)

[<js...@mi...>]

I made several different attempts to install lirc, but with no avail.

As I am not fully aware which information may be relevant to the
problem, I enclose only the log fragments of my attempts to create
modules automatically with dpkg-reconfigure lirc-modules-source.

I will be only too happy to provide additional information on request.

I am looking forward to any comments and suggestions.

Regards

Janusz

Package: lirc-modules-source
Version: 0.6.5-1

-- System Information
Debian Release: 3.0
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux galicja 2.4.20-3-k7 #1 Sun Jun 8 01:35:14 EST 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C


A fragment of the log from the first attempt:
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[...]

mkdir modules
make -e -C drivers SUBDIRS="lirc_gpio lirc_dev"
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/lirc/drivers'
Making all in lirc_gpio
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/lirc/drivers/lirc_gpio'
DIR=`pwd`; (cd /usr/src/linux/; make SUBDIRS=$DIR obj-m=lirc_gpio.o modules)
/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20/scripts/pathdown.sh: TOPDIR: parameter null or not set
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20'
make[3]: *** No rule to make target `lirc_gpio.o', needed by `modules'.  Stop.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20'
make[2]: *** [lirc_gpio.o] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/lirc/drivers/lirc_gpio'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/lirc/drivers'
make: *** [gpio] Error 2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

For the second attempt I copied ".config" from
/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.20-3-k7/ to /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20.
I got this idea from http://www.sllug.org/how-to/linux-htpc/lirc.html,
but maybe I misunderstood the author. Here is again a fragment of the
log:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[...]

mkdir modules
make -e -C drivers SUBDIRS="lirc_gpio lirc_dev"
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/lirc/drivers'
Making all in lirc_gpio
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/lirc/drivers/lirc_gpio'
DIR=`pwd`; (cd /usr/src/linux/; make SUBDIRS=$DIR obj-m=lirc_gpio.o modules)
/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20/scripts/pathdown.sh: TOPDIR: parameter null or not set
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20'
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -o scripts/split-include scripts/split-include.c
make[3]: *** No rule to make target `include/linux/autoconf.h', needed by `include/config/MARKER'.  Stop.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20'
make[2]: *** [lirc_gpio.o] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/lirc/drivers/lirc_gpio'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/lirc/drivers'
make: *** [gpio] Error 2
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


-- 
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dr hab. Janusz S. Bien, prof. UW -  Uniwersytet Warszawski (Katedra Lingwistyki Formalnej)
Prof. Janusz S. Bien - Warsaw Uniwersity (Chair of Formal Linguistics)
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