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Hi, I'm having a problem compiling madwifi for my atheros wireless card. My chipset is Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x. I have the correct version and all, but when I go to make it a bunch of errors pop up.
here are the errors:
Checking requirements... ok.
Checking kernel configuration... ok.
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/build SUBDIRS=/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic'
HOSTCC /home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:26:19: error: stdio.h: No such file or directory
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:27:19: error: errno.h: No such file or directory
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:28:20: error: getopt.h: No such file or directory
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:29:20: error: string.h: No such file or directory
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:30:20: error: stdlib.h: No such file or directory
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:32:23: error: sys/fcntl.h: No such file or directory
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:33:22: error: sys/stat.h: No such file or directory
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c: In function 'uudecode_usage':
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:37: warning: implicit declaration of function 'printf'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:37: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'printf'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c: At top level:
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:40: error: expected ')' before '*' token
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:70: error: expected ')' before '*' token
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c: In function 'main':
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:121: error: 'FILE' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:121: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:121: error: for each function it appears in.)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:121: error: 'src_stream' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:122: error: 'dst_stream' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:122: error: 'NULL' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:130: warning: implicit declaration of function 'getopt'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:134: error: 'optarg' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:138: warning: implicit declaration of function 'exit'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:138: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'exit'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:141: error: 'optind' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:142: error: 'stdin' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:144: warning: implicit declaration of function 'fopen'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:146: warning: implicit declaration of function 'fprintf'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:146: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'fprintf'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:146: error: 'stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:147: warning: implicit declaration of function 'strerror'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:147: error: 'errno' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:147: warning: format '%s' expects type 'char *', but argument 4 has type 'int'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:148: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'exit'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:152: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'exit'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:156: warning: implicit declaration of function 'get_line_from_file'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:156: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:157: warning: implicit declaration of function 'strncmp'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:164: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'fprintf'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:165: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'exit'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:168: warning: implicit declaration of function 'strtoul'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:170: warning: implicit declaration of function 'strchr'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:170: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'strchr'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:172: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'fprintf'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:173: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'exit'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:178: warning: implicit declaration of function 'strcmp'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:179: error: 'stdout' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:182: error: 'O_WRONLY' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:182: error: 'O_CREAT' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:182: error: 'O_TRUNC' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:186: error: 'O_EXCL' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:188: warning: implicit declaration of function 'open'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:189: error: 'S_IRWXU' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:189: error: 'S_IRWXG' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:189: error: 'S_IRWXO' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:191: warning: implicit declaration of function 'fdopen'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:193: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'fprintf'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:194: warning: format '%s' expects type 'char *', but argument 4 has type 'int'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:195: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'exit'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:199: warning: implicit declaration of function 'read_stduu'
/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode.c:201: warning: implicit declaration of function 'fclose'
make[3]: *** [/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal/uudecode] Error 1
make[2]: *** [/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi/ath_hal] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/dylan/Desktop/madwifi] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic'
make: *** [modules] Error 2
after looking through it, it looks like I need a C compiler but I know I have gcc installed any help? Thanks
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.04.1 _Hardy Heron_ - Release amd64 (20080702.1)]/ hardy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
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## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
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