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Date:      Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:07:59 +0100
From:      Rainer Hurling <rhurlin@gwdg.de>
To:        Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Kernel does not build on 10.0-CURRENT (amd64)
Message-ID:  <4F0770BF.9080906@gwdg.de>
In-Reply-To: <CAJ-VmonFQUf_kidi2MuKZcRWgr05MsU-y3ycqJT34R42ud==XA@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <4F072C13.6000606@gwdg.de> <CAJ-VmokBZ_xbtjADBb_arsupAGY-=gmz9iBZoP5pHDW8qaNBcA@mail.gmail.com> <4F073B1B.6000707@gwdg.de> <CAJ-VmonFQUf_kidi2MuKZcRWgr05MsU-y3ycqJT34R42ud==XA@mail.gmail.com>

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On 06.01.2012 22:42 (UTC+1), Adrian Chadd wrote:
> On 6 January 2012 10:19, Rainer Hurling<rhurlin@gwdg.de>  wrote:
>
>> I commented all wireless network drivers and their options out. But the
>> error remains. Is it necessary to have this option uncommented even when the
>> driver ath is commented out?
>
> Yes, because of how the wlan/ath modules are built. You need to have
> AH_SUPPORT_AR5416 in the kernel config file, as the driver/module
> currently doesn't build without it.

I just tested it with AH_SUPPORT_AR5416 enabled (but ath devices 
disabled) and it builds fine.

> I'll eventually fix that, but right now I just want to leave that
> option in and not hack up the Makefile to define said option.
> Otherwise other options (eg enabling 11n, enabling hal debugging, etc)
> are completely ignored when building modules.
>
> Same with IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH i believe. I should really re-verify that.

Even with IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH disabled the kernel builds. So it seems 
this is not necessary to activate.

Thanks again for help and clarifying it,
Rainer

> Adrian




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