asterisk users - Mar 2006 - Problem compiling zaptel on latest RHEL kernel (2.6.9-34.EL)

Greetings,

I have just updated our test server to 2.6.9-34.EL and get the 
following error messages when compiling zaptel:

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.EL-i686'
   CC [M]  /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.o
/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:383: error: syntax error before 
"zone_lock"
/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:383: warning: type defaults to 
`int' in declaration of `zone_lock'
/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:383: error: incompatible types in 
initialization
/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:383: error: initializer element 
is not constant
/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:383: warning: data definition has 
no type or storage class
/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:384: error: syntax error before 
"chan_lock"
/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:384: warning: type defaults to 
`int' in declaration of `chan_lock'
/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:384: error: incompatible types in 
initialization
/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:384: error: initializer element 
is not constant
/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:384: warning: data definition has 
no type or storage class
/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:187: warning: 'fcstab' defined 
but not used
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.EL-i686'
make: *** [linux26] Error 2

If I reboot from the previous kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, zaptel compiles 
just fine.

This behavior is true for both zaptel-1.2.1 (shown above) and 
zaptel-1.2.4.

Thoughts?

Regards,
-- 
Anthony Rodgers
Business Systems Analyst
District of North Vancouver
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Yes, I see the same behavior on CentOS 4.2

Anthony Rodgers wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I have just updated our test server to 2.6.9-34.EL and get the 
> following error messages when compiling zaptel:
>
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.EL-i686'
>   CC [M]  /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.o
> /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:383: error: syntax error before 
> "zone_lock"
> /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:383: warning: type defaults to 
> `int' in declaration of `zone_lock'
> /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:383: error: incompatible types 
> in initialization
> /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:383: error: initializer element 
> is not constant
> /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:383: warning: data definition 
> has no type or storage class
> /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:384: error: syntax error before 
> "chan_lock"
> /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:384: warning: type defaults to 
> `int' in declaration of `chan_lock'
> /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:384: error: incompatible types 
> in initialization
> /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:384: error: initializer element 
> is not constant
> /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:384: warning: data definition 
> has no type or storage class
> /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:187: warning: 'fcstab'
defined
> but not used
> make[2]: *** [/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.EL-i686'
> make: *** [linux26] Error 2
>
> If I reboot from the previous kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, zaptel compiles 
> just fine.
>
> This behavior is true for both zaptel-1.2.1 (shown above) and 
> zaptel-1.2.4.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Regards,
-- 
Adrian Carter
Technical Manager
Leading Edge Internet

Web	  http://www.lei.net.au http://support.lei.net.au
Direct    +61 2 6163 6162  Support 1 300 662 415
E-mail    cartera@lei.net.au

Anthony Rodgers wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> I have just updated our test server to 2.6.9-34.EL and get the following 
> error messages when compiling zaptel:
> 
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.EL-i686'
>   CC [M]  /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.o
> /usr/src/zaptel/zaptel-1.2.1/zaptel.c:383: error: syntax error before 
> "zone_lock"
[snipped]

This bit me with CentOS 4.2 as well.  The problem is actually a typo in 
the kernel spinlock.h file. See:

<http://bugs.digium.com/view.php?id=6425>

and

<https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=180568>

for more information.

Here's a quick fix.  In your zaptel Makefile, add the following (line 38 
for 1.2.4) - THIS SHOLD BE ALL ONE LINE:

CFLAGS+=$(shell if uname -r | grep -q 2.6.9-34.EL; then echo 
"-Drw_lock_t=\"rwlock_t\""; fi)

This way, if this is fixed in the next kernel release, you won't need to 
make another change to the Makefile.

	Russ