Kernel-headers not found.

codingman · 2015-01-02 16:04:01

Hello! Sorry if this isn't the correct place for this topic.

I'm trying to install Portbunny using Aura, and it gives me this error:

The dependency `kernel-headers` could not be found. You may need to search for a package to satisfy it.

I have linux-headers installed, and the output of uname -r is:

3.17.6-1-ARCH

Yes, I've done pacman -Syu countless times, but no cigar. I've searched for a problem like this, and all I've come up with is to install linux-headers.

Any help is appreciated!

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-01-02 16:10:59

I would advise installing the AUR package manually rather than using a helper -- it's really very simple:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AU … g_packages

Try installing it using the methods described in the link.

EDIT: Actually, don't bother:

AUR comments page wrote:

This doesn't work since kernel .33 anyway and upstream is dead. orphaning..

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/port … mments=all

Looks like you're out of luck

My advice about helpers still stands though.

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2015-01-02 16:13:27)

codingman · 2015-01-02 16:23:36

Thanks for the reply!

It seems that when I run makepkg in the directory of Portbunny, it gives me an error:

==> ERROR: Missing package() function in /home/codingman/AUR/portbunny/PKGBUILD

I looked at the PKGBUILD, and it has the package() function as far as I can tell. The PKGBUILD is here if you want to take a look at it.

EDIT:Ninja posted!

EDIT 2: Any other packages that have the same functionality?

Last edited by codingman (2015-01-02 16:25:34)

fsckd · 2015-01-02 16:33:20

Welcome to the forums.

codingman wrote:

It seems that when I run makepkg in the directory of Portbunny, it gives me an error:
==> ERROR: Missing package() function in /home/codingman/AUR/portbunny/PKGBUILD
I looked at the PKGBUILD, and it has the package() function as far as I can tell. The PKGBUILD is here if you want to take a look at it.

It does not have a package() function. It does have a build() function. Recent changes to makepkg has made the package() function non-optional. Many old PKGBUILDs do not have one and will fail to build. And this PKGBUILD is very old. kernel-headers was replaced by linux-headers years ago.

Moving from Newbie Corner to AUR Issues, Discussion & PKGBUILD Requests.

codingman · 2015-01-02 16:36:07

@fsckd, thanks for the information.

falconindy · 2015-01-03 00:48:58

"kernel-headers" is the long forgotten name of what we now call "linux-api-headers".

Arch Linux

#1 2015-01-02 16:04:01

Kernel-headers not found.

#2 2015-01-02 16:10:59

Re: Kernel-headers not found.

#3 2015-01-02 16:23:36

Re: Kernel-headers not found.

#4 2015-01-02 16:33:20

Re: Kernel-headers not found.

#5 2015-01-02 16:36:07

Re: Kernel-headers not found.

#6 2015-01-03 00:48:58

Re: Kernel-headers not found.

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