[CentOS] Compiling lirc on centos 4.1 - SOVLED

[Karanbir Singh]

Jerry Geis wrote:
> I used the following command to solvee the missing kernel problem.
> 
> ./configure --with-port=0x3f8 --with-irq=4 --with-transmitter 
> --enable-sandboxed --with-driver=serial 
> --with-kerneldir=/lib/modules/2.6.9-11.EL/build
> 
> Things are going much better now..
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> ----------
> 
> Karanbir,
> 
> I am still having problems. I grabbed the rpm and installed it. I could 
> not get a /dev/lircd device.
> I put the lirc.rules in /etc/udev/... even rebooted and still not there.
> 
> I then grabbed the src rpm, went through the normal stuff and tried to 
> run ./configure and it tells
> me I need the kernel source installed. I have the kernel source installed.
> 
> I am just selecting the default of serial when I run ./configure.
> 
> I would like to do this from the source package - but the kernel source 
> keeps stopping that...
> 
> Any further ideas?
> Jerry
> 
> 
> Jerry Geis wrote:
> 
>> // I am trying to compile lirc.0.7.1 from www.lirc.org and it is 
>> indiacting 
> 
> //>/ that
> />/ kernel source is not installed.
> />/ />/ I then installed kernel source and ran the ./configure again. 
> Same message
> />/ about kernel not being installed.
> />/ />/ ANyone compiled lirc.0.7.1 on centos 4.1?
> /
> You can get a pre-built lirc-0.7.1 for i386 at :
> http://centos.karan.org/el4/extras/stable/i386/RPMS/repodata/repoview/L.group.html 
> 
> 
> the source for it is 
> http://centos.karan.org/el4/extras/stable/i386/SRPMS/lirc-0.7.1-1.src.rpm
> 
> You might want to take a look at how its packaged, make changes etc in 
> the .spec and rebuild for your own needs.
> 

I'll take a look at the issue later in the day, when I am near a build 
machine... but take a look at the '--with kmod' option in the .spec - By 
default the kernel modules are not built.

w.r.t the kernel source - you need to get the kernel-*.src.rpm from 
mirror.centos.org/centos/4/SRPMS/ and install that, also check to make 
sure that configure script is looking at the right place for it.

- KB

PS: Do we need to start a new thread with every reply ?

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