IT42776: JOURNAL FILEPATH RPM PACKAGE IN RHEL 9.1 FAILS TO COMPILE DUE TO STDARG.H NOT FOUND ERROR

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The following error occurs when compiling the IBM Spectrum
  Protect Client Filepath rpm package in a Linux RHEL 9.1 host:
  
  [root@hostxx jbb_gpl]#  make RELNUM=8.1.15.2
  $RH_VERSION_NUM is [9.1]
  Make Module:filepath Version:8.1.15.2 Flags:-g -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
  -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 -D_KERNEL -D__SMP__ -D_REENTRANT -D_x86_64
  -D_RH_VERSION_9_1
  make -C /lib/modules/5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1.x86_64/build
  M=/tmp/tsm81152/jbb_gpl modules
  make[1]: Entering directory
  '/usr/src/kernels/5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1.x86_64'
   CC [M]  /tmp/tsm81152/jbb_gpl/audit.o
  In file included from /tmp/tsm81152/jbb_gpl/jbb.h:63,
                  from /tmp/tsm81152/jbb_gpl/audit.c:69:
  /tmp/tsm81152/jbb_gpl/log.h:58:10: fatal error: stdarg.h: No
  such file or directory
    58 | #include <stdarg.h>
       |          ^~~~~~~~~~
  compilation terminated.
  make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:295:
  /tmp/tsm81152/jbb_gpl/audit.o] Error 1
  make[1]: *** [Makefile:1915: /tmp/tsm81152/jbb_gpl] Error 2
  make[1]: Leaving directory
  '/usr/src/kernels/5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1.x86_64'
  make: *** [Makefile:60: module] Error 2
  
  It fails because the stdarg.h file can not be found in path.
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected: 8.1.15.2 and later on
  Linux RHEL 9.1
  Additional Keywords: TS011283870   jbb
  

Local fix

• Edit the file log.h and adjust the line:
  from  #include <stdarg.h>
     to  #include <linux/stdarg.h>
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client versions 8.1 on   *
  * all Linux platforms                                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * see ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive *
  * client level 8.1.17.2 and 8.1.19.                            *
  * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
  * IBM.                                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The error 'fatal error: stdarg.h: No such file or directory'
  will not occur during building filepath from
  TIVsm-filepath-source.tar.gz.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• jbb      filepath source.
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM CLIENT

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels