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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">I am compiling a loadable kernel module
- code is debugged and works</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">normally.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">When I attempt a 'kernel' compile
I get an error from /include/versions.h:</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt"> -- part of --</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size:10pt">#error " Make
sure that the symbolic link</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size:10pt">#error " /lib/modules/`uname
-r`/build exists and points to</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size:10pt">#error " the
matching kernel source directory</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt"> -- end part of ----</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">a) You (me) can't create a symlink
with the suggested name I get the</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">error message ".. can't overwrite
directory.." so it can't actually be</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">the name of the symlink file.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">What DO I name it as?</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">b) Where do I put the symlink so the
compiler can find (and understand) it?</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">I know where the kernel source directory,
etc., is.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Any suggestions?</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Peter H.</span></font></div>
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