Re: Centos 4.3/4.4 unable to compile any LIRC version (0.7.2, 0.8.0, CVS)

[<li...@ba...>]

Hi!

Blammo "bla...@gm..." wrote:
>>> Ok, I'm sure this is something simple, and small, but I'm pulling my
>>> hair out. I can't get ANY version of LIRC to compile without errors,
>>> including CVS, on a newly installed Centos 4.4 box.
>>>
>>> uname -a : Linux frontend1 2.6.9-42.EL #1 Sat Aug 12 09:17:58 CDT 2006
>>> i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
>>
>> Quote from the docs:
>> Make sure you use the standard kernel which you can download at
>> www.kernel.org. Don't use any kernel sources that have been modified for
>> your distribution.

> While I can appreciate the intent of this statement, it would suprise
> me if something as mainstream as Redhat Enterprise's kernel source
> (taken directly from Redhat) wouldn't compile something like LIRC. Is
> that what you're saying?

LIRC only supports standard kernels. Please ask again if you see the  
same problem with a standard kernel or complain to your distribution  
that they messed up the kernel sources.

Christoph