[SOLVED] Compiling acerhk modules - scripting

[pmsumner]

Hi, first off I apologise, I think this is in the wrong subforum.

I'm trying to compile the acerhk module in a script. The remainder of my script has to be run under sudo (removing modules, reinserting modules etc) and I'm finding that running make under sudo fails:

phil@home-laptop:/usr/src/acerhk-0.5.35$ sudo make
make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build SUBDIRS= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-21-generic'
CHK include/linux/version.h
CHK include/linux/utsrelease.h
make[2]: *** No rule to make target `arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.c', needed by `arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.s'. Stop.
make[1]: *** [prepare0] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-21-generic'
make: *** [acerhk.ko] Error 2

However, running the same command as my "normal" login works:

phil@home-laptop:/usr/src/acerhk-0.5.35$ make
make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/acerhk-0.5.35 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-21-generic'
CC [M] /usr/src/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /usr/src/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/src/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-21-generic'

I've also tried it using sudo -u $USER make

phil@home-laptop:/usr/src/acerhk-0.5.35$ sudo -u phil make
make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build SUBDIRS= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-21-generic'
rm: cannot remove `include/config/kernel.release': Permission denied
make[1]: *** [include/config/kernel.release] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-21-generic'
make: *** [acerhk.ko] Error 2

Can anyone explain for me why this should be and how I can work around it?

Thanks!
Phil

[pmsumner]

I fixed this with the diff found in this ticket:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/53953