I recently upgraded to slackware 10 and installed kernel 2.8.6.1 on a
Dell Latitude C640 laptop. Everything is okay except make exits with a

warning: implicit declaration of function `register ......'

for most of the software I try to compile.

Everything compiles fine under 2.4.26 but I'd like to use the latest
kernel as it has some new features I want.

I have the latest versions of
wireless_tools
binutils
make
module-init-tools
util-linux

Thanks for any suggestions, ideas.

Max

-----Here's the typical output I get-----------

root@darkstar:/sw/orinoco-0.13e# make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.8.1/build SUBDIRS=/sw/orinoco-0.13e modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1'
CC [M] /sw/orinoco-0.13e/hermes.o
CC [M] /sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco.o
CC [M] /sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.o
/sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c: In function `orinoco_cs_hard_reset':
/sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c:134: warning: implicit declaration of
function `CardServices'
/sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c: In function `orinoco_cs_attach':
/sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c:206: error: structure has no member
named `release'
/sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c:207: error: structure has no member
named `release'
/sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c:208: error: structure has no member
named `release'
/sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c: In function `init_orinoco_cs':
/sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c:688: warning: implicit declaration of
function `register_pccard_driver'
/sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c: In function `exit_orinoco_cs':
/sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c:696: warning: implicit declaration of
function `unregister_pccard_driver'
make[2]: *** [/sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/sw/orinoco-0.13e] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1'
make: *** [modules] Error 2

maxwell wrote:

> I recently upgraded to slackware 10 and installed kernel 2.8.6.1 on a
> Dell Latitude C640 laptop. Everything is okay except make exits with a
>
> warning: implicit declaration of function `register ......'
>
> for most of the software I try to compile.
>
> Everything compiles fine under 2.4.26 but I'd like to use the latest
> kernel as it has some new features I want.
>
> I have the latest versions of
> wireless_tools
> binutils
> make
> module-init-tools
> util-linux
>
> Thanks for any suggestions, ideas.
>
> Max
>
> -----Here's the typical output I get-----------
>
> root@darkstar:/sw/orinoco-0.13e# make
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.8.1/build SUBDIRS=/sw/orinoco-0.13e modules
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1'
> CC [M] /sw/orinoco-0.13e/hermes.o
> CC [M] /sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco.o
> CC [M] /sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.o
> /sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c: In function `orinoco_cs_hard_reset':
> /sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c:134: warning: implicit declaration of
> function `CardServices'
> /sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c: In function `orinoco_cs_attach':
> /sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c:206: error: structure has no member
> named `release'
> /sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c:207: error: structure has no member
> named `release'
> /sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c:208: error: structure has no member
> named `release'
> /sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c: In function `init_orinoco_cs':
> /sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c:688: warning: implicit declaration of
> function `register_pccard_driver'
> /sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c: In function `exit_orinoco_cs':
> /sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.c:696: warning: implicit declaration of
> function `unregister_pccard_driver'
> make[2]: *** [/sw/orinoco-0.13e/orinoco_cs.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [_module_/sw/orinoco-0.13e] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1'
> make: *** [modules] Error 2

Per IBM's own recommendations, do not build a 2.6.x kernel on a system that
came with 2.4.x. Apart from that, re-read your linux kernel config (give
it a day or so to not be thinking about it, relax, etc) then try re-reading
it and see what you did wrong.

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> Per IBM's own recommendations, do not build a 2.6.x kernel on a system that
> came with 2.4.x. Apart from that, re-read your linux kernel config (give
> it a day or so to not be thinking about it, relax, etc) then try re-reading
> it and see what you did wrong.

show me these recommendations ? ... ive been building 2.6.x kernels on
2.4.x hosts for quite a few months and had zero problems. Mayby its a
problem just with the orinoco files that he has

madhon wrote:

>> Per IBM's own recommendations, do not build a 2.6.x kernel on a system
>> that
>> came with 2.4.x. Apart from that, re-read your linux kernel config (give
>> it a day or so to not be thinking about it, relax, etc) then try
>> re-reading it and see what you did wrong.
>
> show me these recommendations ? ... ive been building 2.6.x kernels on
> 2.4.x hosts for quite a few months and had zero problems. Mayby its a
> problem just with the orinoco files that he has

This is from my Aunt, Linda Plumley, who works for IBM's Tivoli project.

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