[Click] FreeBSD kernel module installation problems

[Eddie Kohler]

Samuel,

The BSD kernel module is currently a secondary platform for us.  You might try 
the CVS version of click, which has some freebsd fixes, including making use 
of vnode_if.src instead of vnode_if.pl.

Eddie


Samuel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I was trying to install the kernel module into a FreeBSD and run into some
> troubles. I am not an expert and don't understand very much where the
> problem can be, so any kind of help is welcome. I downloaded the version
> 1.4.3 as the 1.5.0 seems to have that part broken. I installed it following
> the instructions but it doesn't seem to be running (it could also happen
> that I don't know how to run it). After some reading into this list's
> messages I tried:
> ./configure --enable-bsdmodule --with-freebsd
> to get:
> Can't find /usr/include/net/if_var.h and/or
> /usr/src/sys/kern/vnode_if.pl.  Are you sure /usr/src/sys
> and /usr/include contain FreeBSD kernel source?
> 
> and afterwards I tried make bsdmodule to get:
> echo "bsdmodule  app aqm ethernet icmp ip standard tcpudp" |
> ../click-buildtool findelem -r bsdmodule -p .. > elements.conf
> ../click-buildtool elem2make < elements.conf > elements.mk
> gmake: *** No rule to make target `/usr/src/sys/kern/vnode_if.pl', needed by
> `vnode_if.h'.  Stop.
> *** Error code 2
> 
> Stop in /usr/local/share/click-1.4.3.
> 
> Looking into the system I found the /usr/include/net/if_var.h where it was
> supposed to be, but instead of /usr/src/sys/kern/vnode_if.pl I found
> /usr/src/sys/kern/vnode_if.src
> 
> Here is where I got empty of ideas. I don't understand very well where the
> problem is. It seems to be newbie stuff, but I cannot figure it. Any hint?
> (I am using FreeBSD 6.1, in case it helps)
> 
> Thanks,
> Samuel
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