I'm trying to install the ALSA sound drivers (0.5.1 version) and I'm getting the dreaded "syntax error - missing version.h" error.

I've searched the forum and read some other posts. The thing is, I have a valid 2.4.7-10 kernel source, as I have already recompiled my kernel previously.

I tried, as suggested in another post, the "ldconfig" and "depmod -a" commands just to make sure my kernel is cool. These had no effect - I'm still getting the missing version.h error.

Any ideas or suggestions on what direction I should head? Thanks!

-hkd

version.h is in the kernel headers not the source (well.. as well), just install the header rpm.

acid, a question on this point

I'm getting problems with the ol' missing version.h - if you have the kernel source only (like from a linuxformat free CD), how can you install the headers? I assume they can't be generated like version.h

This is the trouble:

I'm trying to compile the ALSA sound module for a newly upgraded kernel and I've got the following problem (commented):

[root@localhost /]# cd /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/alsa-driver-0.5.12a

# This is the directory from where you compile the module.

[root@localhost alsa-driver-0.5.12a]# uname -r
2.4.8

# This is my new kernel, booted from a bzImage copied into /boot

[root@localhost alsa-driver-0.5.12a]# cat /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h
#define UTS_RELEASE "2.4.8"
#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE 132104
#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))

# The contents of the version.h in the above path

[root@localhost alsa-driver-0.5.12a]# ./configure
loading cache ./config.cache
checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... yes
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) is a cross-compiler... no
checking whether we are using GNU C... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking for ranlib... (cached) ranlib
checking for a BSD compatible install... (cached) /usr/bin/install -c
checking how to run the C preprocessor... (cached) gcc -E
checking for ANSI C header files... (cached) yes
checking for linux/fs.h... (cached) yes
checking for working const... (cached) yes
checking for inline... (cached) inline
checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc needs -traditional... (cached) no
checking for directory with kernel source... /usr/src/linux
checking for kernel version... expr: syntax error
expr: syntax error
expr: syntax error
failed (probably missing /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h)
[root@localhost alsa-driver-0.5.12a]

# Why can't it see the version.h file ??!

Thanks

Bert

well check the config.log or whichever log file it's using to find what the error actually was. might also help flicking through the configure script itself too. i'd gues that it's not actually looking in that directory. the Probably... message is most likely hard coded.

OK, thanks.

(No shortcuts for this one then ... )

Bert