When configuring lirc-redrat3-0.8.7, I've got this issues :
http://www.redrat.co.uk/downloads/lirc-redrat3-0.8.7.tar.gz
./configure
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checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
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checking for python... /usr/bin/python
checking for python version... 2.7
checking for python platform... linux2
checking for python script directory... ${prefix}/lib/python2.7/dist-packages
checking for python extension module directory... ${exec_prefix}/lib/python2.7/dist-packages
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checking for _doprnt... no
checking for gethostname... yes
checking for gettimeofday... yes
checking for mkfifo... yes
checking for select... yes
checking for socket... yes
checking for strdup... yes
checking for strerror... yes
checking for strtoul... yes
checking for snprintf... yes
checking for strsep... yes
checking for vsyslog... yes
checking for forkpty... no
checking for forkpty in -lutil... yes
checking vga.h usability... no
checking vga.h presence... no
checking for vga.h... no
checking for X... libraries , headers
checking for gethostbyname... yes
checking for connect... yes
checking for remove... yes
checking for shmat... yes
checking for IceConnectionNumber in -lICE... yes
checking for getopt_long... yes
checking for mktemp... yes
checking for Linux kernel sources... /lib/modules/3.2.0-58-generic-pae/build/
checking for which drivers can be installed on this system...
checking for caraca_init in -lcaraca_client... no
checking ftdi.h usability... no
checking ftdi.h presence... no
checking for ftdi.h... no
checking iguanaIR.h usability... no
checking iguanaIR.h presence... no
checking for iguanaIR.h... no
checking for ir_strerror in -lirman... yes
checking for ir_strerror in -lirman_sw... yes
checking portaudio.h usability... no
checking portaudio.h presence... no
checking for portaudio.h... no
checking alsa/asoundlib.h usability... no
checking alsa/asoundlib.h presence... no
checking for alsa/asoundlib.h... no
checking scsi/sg.h usability... yes
checking scsi/sg.h presence... yes
checking for scsi/sg.h... yes
checking linux/input.h usability... yes
checking linux/input.h presence... yes
checking for linux/input.h... yes
checking linux/types.h usability... yes
checking linux/types.h presence... yes
checking for linux/types.h... yes
checking for linux/hiddev.h... yes
checking for HIDDEV_FLAG_UREF support... yes
checking sys/soundcard.h usability... yes
checking sys/soundcard.h presence... yes
checking for sys/soundcard.h... yes
checking linux/i2c-dev.h usability... yes
checking linux/i2c-dev.h presence... yes
checking for linux/i2c-dev.h... yes
configure: error: no driver specified, try ./configure --help
Does any one know this error ?
After commenting #include linux/smp_lock.h in lirc_redrat3.c and lirc_dev.c, It was correctly compiling :-)
linux/smp_lock.h is the header file for the "Big Kernel Lock", which no longer exists as of 2.6.39.