[ovs-discuss] Installation openvswitch

[marwen marwen]

 /lib/modules/*2.6.18-164.15.1.el5*/build exist but is not a directory it's
a file . That's why I execute configure with this parameter
"./configure --with-l26=/lib/modules/*2.6.18-238.12.1.el5*/build/"

2011/7/20 Ramana Reddy <gtvrreddy at gmail.com>

> It seems that /lib/modules/2.6.18-164.15.1.el5/build does not exist in your
> system.
> When you install the header files, some times they may store in a different
> directory other than /lib/modules/......../build.
>
> Please check the path (usually /usr/src/......) and give the relevant path
> during the ./configure.
>
> Thanks,
> Ramana Reddy.
>
> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 3:12 PM, marwen marwen <marwen.ensi at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Think you for your reply
>> the problem is solved with the latest release
>>
>> but when I load openvswitch_mod.ko I have this message
>>
>> insmod: error inserting 'datapath/linux-2.6/openvswitch_mod.ko': -1
>> Invalid module format
>>
>> and when I execute this command " dmesg | tail"
>> I have this message
>>
>> openvswitch_mod: version magic '2.6.18-238.12.1.el5 SMP mod_unload
>> gcc-4.3' should be '2.6.18-164.15.1.el5 SMP mod_unload gcc-4.1'
>>
>> knowing that:
>>
>> uname -r
>> 2.6.18-164.15.1.el5
>>
>> and when I invoke configure like this
>> "./configure --with-l26=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build" I have this error
>>
>> checking for Linux 2.6 build directory... no
>> configure: error: source dir /lib/modules/2.6.18-164.15.1.el5/build
>> doesn't exist
>>
>> Best Regards
>> Marouen
>>
>> 2011/7/19 Jesse Gross <jesse at nicira.com>
>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 4:48 AM, marwen marwen <marwen.ensi at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Hello,
>>> > I'm trying to compile the kernel module of openvSwitch but I have a
>>> problem
>>> >
>>> > CC [M]
>>> >
>>>  /home/marwen/openvswitch/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2/datapath/linux-2.6/random32.o
>>> >
>>> /home/marwen/openvswitch/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2/datapath/linux-2.6/random32.c:47:
>>> > error: redefinition of ‘struct rnd_state’
>>> > make[5]: ***
>>> >
>>> [/home/marwen/openvswitch/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2/datapath/linux-2.6/random32.o]
>>> > Error 1
>>> > make[4]: ***
>>> >
>>> [_module_/home/marwen/openvswitch/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2/datapath/linux-2.6]
>>> > Error 2
>>> > make[4]: Leaving directory
>>> `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-238.12.1.el5-x86_64'
>>> > make[3]: *** [default] Error 2
>>> > make[3]: Leaving directory
>>> > `/home/marwen/openvswitch/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2/datapath/linux-2.6'
>>> > make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>>> > make[2]: Leaving directory
>>> > `/home/marwen/openvswitch/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2/datapath'
>>> > make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>>> > make[1]: Leaving directory
>>> `/home/marwen/openvswitch/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2'
>>> > make: *** [all] Error 2
>>> >
>>> > I installed pkg-config 0.22, autoconf 2.64, automake 1.10
>>> > Can you help me to fixe this problem
>>>
>>> Please update to the latest stable release, which has already fixed this.
>>>
>>
>>
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