make default options / symlink?

> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.35-28-generic/build
> SUBDIRS=/home/sy/src/arcmsr.1.20.0X.15-110330 BUILD_INI=m
> make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.35-28-generic/build: No such file or
> directory. Stop.
> make: *** [all] Error 2

Is linux-headers-generic installed?

Nope. I take it that is required....

Installing.... and same behavior. I'm getting the feeling that the build/development environment, whatever, is missing something. Unfortunately there is definitely something I don't yet understand.

Ah ha! Ok, the Makefile itself is directing make to that non-existent directory.
Makefile attached, and here is the relevant section:


# File: arcmsr/Makefile
# Makefile for the Areca ARC-11XX/12XX/16XX SAS/SATA RAID Controller
# Copyright (C) 2009 - 2012 Areca Technology Corporation <name at domain>
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2
# of the License.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
#
# Main targets:
# all (the default) : make all
# clean : clean files
# install : make all + install
# uninstall : uninstall
#
# Notes :
# - install and uninstall must be made as root

ifeq ($(KVER),)
ifeq ($(KDIR),)
KVER = $(shell uname -r)
KDIR := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/build
endif
else
KDIR := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/build
endif


I installed "gcc" from the synaptic package manager; but I apparently should have chosen "g++" which installs other needed packages as well?....

Still same behavior; I now think that make is working correctly. I will have to investigate what the raid card source/Makefile needs that it isn't getting.

g++ is a compiler for C++; you shouldn't need it unless the source code is in C++, in which case you will need it.