What kernel header package do I need?

[kliq]

Hello
I have tried to compile a program that I downloaded.
But I get a long list of warnings, and error messages detailing kernel headers that I am missing; eg:



In file included from /home/maxtor/Desktop/PWC-try/pwc-10.0.12-rc1/pwc-if.c:69:
/home/maxtor/Desktop/PWC-try/pwc-10.0.12-rc1/pwc.h:28:26: error: linux/config.h: No such file or directory
/home/maxtor/Desktop/PWC-try/pwc-10.0.12-rc1/pwc.h:37:27: error: asm/semaphore.h: No such file or directory
/home/maxtor/Desktop/PWC-try/pwc-10.0.12-rc1/pwc-if.c:166: error: variable ‘pwc_template’ has initializer but incomplete type
/home/maxtor/Desktop/PWC-try/pwc-10.0.12-rc1/pwc-if.c:167: error: unknown field ‘owner’ specified in initializer
/home/maxtor/Desktop/PWC-try/pwc-10.0.12-rc1/pwc-if.c:167: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/home/maxtor/Desktop/PWC-try/pwc-10.0.12-rc1/pwc-if.c:167: warning: (near initialization for ‘pwc_template’)
/home/maxtor/Desktop/PWC-try/pwc-10.0.12-rc1/pwc-if.c:168: error: unknown field ‘name’ specified in initiali
and so it goes, on & on.

I have looked through the available kernel header files in Synaptic and a few have ! marks in the left hand column which I believe indicates the ones that are in my system, - Lucid, 10.04.

Please, does anyone know what: 'apt-get' packages will solve this or I should do next?

[debd]

Look, Different header files reside in different packages. Their is no single package to get them all at once. Do you get some error like 'missing libraries : . . . ' ?
For help with missing headers, you can install auto-apt. With sudo apt-get install auto-apt
then, update the cache with
sudo auto-apt update

now, you can search for header files like this :

auto-apt search <header file>

e.g. auto-apt search incurses.h

from the results you'll see, you in most cases need the packages with the term 'dev' for your compiling purpose. Install them with apt-get.
You can also install and use another utility named apt-file the same way. Google it. You'll have lots of wikis on these.

[kliq]

Thank you very much for replying, debd (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=1187415).
I have downloaded auto-apt and when I next get some spare time: { I will try to compile PWC again; } && report back.

[kliq]

Well, I have downloaded all that you suggested.
Many MBs.
I have then searched as you suggested and it seems that:
semaphore.h
is missing and unavailable in the Universe.

Further Googling seems to indicate that it was dropped many Kernels ago.
Other people have had this header problem with other software too, but I can find no solutuion.

[kliq]

Strangely, comng back to this, again, after nearly a week, and they now appear.

So am now marking this as solved.

[debd]

If you are keen on compiling, you should give this page a read: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo Its a good place to start to know how to compile things yourself :)