asterisk users - Sep 2006 - make error

Installilng on a fresh copy of SUSE SLES9, with newly downloaded copies of
asterisk, zaptel, etc.
get this error on "make"

make -C /usr/src/linux
SUBDIRS=/usr/src/zaptel-1.2.9.1 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.282'
Makefile:438: .config: No such file or directory
  CC [M]  /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.9.1/zaptel.o
/bin/sh: line 1: scripts/basic/fixdep: No such file
or directory
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/zaptel-1.2.9.1/zaptel.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/zaptel-1.2.9.1] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.282'
make: *** [linux26] Error 2

Actually, earlier on, I also had another error in my first make attempt, could
not find "Module.symvers".  I found that in another directory and
copied it to where make seemed to expect it.  I am left with only the errors
noted above.

Not turning up anything in searches.

joe

joea, j4computers<joea@j4computers.com> Wrote on: 9/22/2006 8:04
PM:
> Installilng on a fresh copy of SUSE SLES9, with newly downloaded copies 
> of asterisk, zaptel, etc.
>  . . .
> Actually, earlier on, I also had another error in my first make 
> attempt, could not find "Module.symvers".  I found that in
another
> directory and copied it to where make seemed to expect it.  I am left 
> with only the errors noted above.
> 
> Not turning up anything in searches.
> 
> joe
I managed to get beyond these initial make errors, by creating a symbolic link
as in "ln -s /usr/src/`uname -r` /usr/src/linux-2.6.blah"
and doing make again.

That completed properly (I guess) but with these warnings, snipped from what
make
spit out:

"In file included from /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.9.1/wct4xxp/vpm450m.c:14: 
/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.282/include/linux/firmware.h:11: warning: `struct 
device' 
 declared inside parameter list 
/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.282/include/linux/firmware.h:11: warning: its scope 
is on 
ly this definition or declaration, which is probably not what you want 
/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.282/include/linux/firmware.h:15: warning: `struct 
device' 
 declared inside parameter list 
  CC 
[M]  /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.9.1/wct4xxp/../oct612x/octdeviceapi/oct6100api/oct
"

Given my limited knowledge of asterisk/zaptel, etc, I have no idea if this is
"probably not
what you want", or not.

So, before I forge ahead, perhaps to create unusable stuff . . . those of you
with greater knowledge are invited to provide input.

Those of you with cutting newbie putdowns, are invited to remain silent. 
Unless, of course, there is a nugget of value supplied therein.

(there, that should do it).

joea