problem building driver source package

[TheFlyingDutchMan]

Hi,

I am trying to build a driver source package with this code:

root@bt:/usr/src/ar5523# sudo dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc

where ar5523 is the driver folder.
But I keep getting this error:

dpkg-buildpackage: set CFLAGS to default value: -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: set CPPFLAGS to default value:
dpkg-buildpackage: set LDFLAGS to default value: -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions
dpkg-buildpackage: set FFLAGS to default value: -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: set CXXFLAGS to default value: -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: source package ar5523
dpkg-buildpackage: source version 0~sidux.11
dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@gmx.de>
dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture i386
dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Unmet build dependencies: debhelper (>= 7.9.3) quilt
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: Build dependencies/conflicts unsatisfied; aborting.
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: (Use -d flag to override.)

What can I do to fix this?

[KMDave]

At first you should try to fix the missing dependencies.

Your output tells you what is missing.

[TheFlyingDutchMan]

Hi Dave,

Thanx for your help.
I did an upgrade of debhelper:

 sudo apt-get install debhelper -s

answer from backtrack:

debhelper is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.

I am a newbie, can you be a bit more specific?
Thanks

[KMDave]

Running a

dpkg -l debhelper

reveals that the package is indeed intalled but in version 7.0.13 which is lower than the one required by the script.

Did you try to run dpkg-buildpackage with the -d flag in addition?

[TheFlyingDutchMan]

Hi,
and thanks again,

used the -d option now:

sudo dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -d

and I got this result:

 
root@bt:/usr/src/ar5523# sudo dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -d
dpkg-buildpackage: set CFLAGS to default value: -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: set CPPFLAGS to default value:
dpkg-buildpackage: set LDFLAGS to default value: -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions
dpkg-buildpackage: set FFLAGS to default value: -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: set CXXFLAGS to default value: -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: source package ar5523
dpkg-buildpackage: source version 0~sidux.11
dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@gmx.de>
dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture i386
 debian/rules clean
QUILT_PATCHES=debian/patches quilt --quiltrc /dev/null pop -a -R || test $? = 2
No patch removed
rm -rf .pc debian/stamp-patched
dh_testdir
/usr/bin/make clean
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/ar5523'
rm -rf  *.ko *.mod.* *.o .*.o.d .*.cmd .tmp_versions Module.symvers \
                *.order ar5523-snapshot.tar.gz
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/ar5523'
dh_clean
dh_clean: Sorry, but 7 is the highest compatibility level supported by this debhelper.
make: *** [clean] Error 1
dpkg-buildpackage: failure: debian/rules clean gave error exit status 2

So, if I am right I must update my debhelper version with this: http://packages.debian.org/lenny-backports/debhelper ?

[KMDave]

You could at least give it a try.