[Bug 114218] Cannot compile a driver due to missing files in linux-source

[TomasHnyk]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: linux-source

I am using Feisty stable.
I tried to compile the new http://http//sourceforge.net/projects/sdricohcs/ driver in order to make my SD card reader work. Requirements according to the README 
kernel-default >= 2.6.18
gcc
make
kernel-source
kernel-syms
I figured what I was needing was either linux-source or linux-headers, so I installed both (BTW:linux source was a tar file I had to manually untar, should I fill that as a specific bug?). When I tried to compile the driver, I got following error:
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.20-15-generic/build SUBDIRS=/home/tom/Desktop/sdricohcs/sdricoh_cs modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.20-15-generic'
  CC [M]  /home/tom/Desktop/sdricohcs/sdricoh_cs/sdricoh_cs.o
/home/tom/Desktop/sdricohcs/sdricoh_cs/sdricoh_cs.c:39:32: error: linux/mmc/protocol.h: No such file or directory
/home/tom/Desktop/sdricohcs/sdricoh_cs/sdricoh_cs.c: In function ‘sdricoh_reset’:
/home/tom/Desktop/sdricohcs/sdricoh_cs/sdricoh_cs.c:228: error: ‘MMC_GO_IDLE_STATE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/tom/Desktop/sdricohcs/sdricoh_cs/sdricoh_cs.c:228: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/home/tom/Desktop/sdricohcs/sdricoh_cs/sdricoh_cs.c:228: error: for each function it appears in.)
/home/tom/Desktop/sdricohcs/sdricoh_cs/sdricoh_cs.c:234: error: ‘MMC_APP_CMD’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/tom/Desktop/sdricohcs/sdricoh_cs/sdricoh_cs.c: In function ‘sdricoh_request’:
/home/tom/Desktop/sdricohcs/sdricoh_cs/sdricoh_cs.c:321: error: ‘SD_APP_SEND_SCR’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/tom/Desktop/sdricohcs/sdricoh_cs/sdricoh_cs.c:354: error: ‘MMC_SELECT_CARD’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/tom/Desktop/sdricohcs/sdricoh_cs/sdricoh_cs.c:355: error: ‘MMC_APP_CMD’ undeclared (first use in this function)
make[2]: *** [/home/tom/Desktop/sdricohcs/sdricoh_cs/sdricoh_cs.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/tom/Desktop/sdricohcs/sdricoh_cs] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.20-15-generic'
make: *** [default] Error 2

I indeed did not find  linux/mmc/protocol.h anywhere on my system. I know that Ubuntu does not guarantee custom compiles of a kernel, but this is just a driver and I do not understand how the file got excluded. Anyway, I am afraid that file should be there.
Related ubuntuforums and linuxquestion threads:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2635598
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=552086
P.S.:this might be a bug in linux-headers as well.

** Affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Unconfirmed

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Cannot compile a driver due to missing files in linux-source
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