Bug#427438: yair-0.0.12-10: Fails to build linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7

[Jay Kumar <jaykumar_2001@yahoo.com>]

Package: yair-0.0.12-10
Severity: serious
Justification: no longer builds from source



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-rc3-k7
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Here's the output of error --
 dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7_2.6.18.dfsg.1-12_i386.deb
 (Reading database ... 202587 files and directories currently
 installed.)
 Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 (using
 .../linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7_2.6.18.dfsg.1-12_i386.deb) ...
 The directory /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-k7 still exists. Continuing as
 directed.
 Done.
 Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7 ...
 Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
 Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
 Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found:
 /boot/grub/menu.lst
 Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
 Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-k7
 Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-rc3-k7
 Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16.5-kanotix-2
 Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1-k7
 Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

 Setting up linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7 (2.6.18.dfsg.1-12) ...

  Hmm. The package shipped with a symbolic link
  /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-k7/source
   However, I can not read the target: No such file or directory
    Therefore, I am deleting /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-k7/source

    Running depmod.
    Finding valid ramdisk creators.
    Using /usr/sbin/mkinitrd.yaird to build the ramdisk.
    yaird error: bad value in /boot/config-2.6.18-4-k7:
    CONFIG_DEFCONFIG_LIST="/lib/modules/$UNAME_RELEASE/.config" (fatal)
    /usr/sbin/mkinitrd.yaird failed to create initrd image.
    Failed to create initrd image.
    dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7 (--install):
     subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 9
     Errors were encountered while processing:
      linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7