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Re: module compilation
>
> hi all,
> i got this error while compiling a module.
>
> "/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:1:2: #error Modules should never
> use kernel-headers system headers, but headers from an appropriate
> kernel-sources" what does this mean?
> what is the solution? thanks in advance,
Use the headers directly from the kernelsource and not
from /usr/include/linux/.
Usually this is found in /usr/src/linux/include/ or /usr/src/linux-
<version>/include/. If not, download the source for the version you are
compiling and untar it to that location.
> - prabhakar
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Christian Vik
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