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I am trying to install the driver for the Broadcom BCM43142 on Tails 1.1. I am trying to follow the guide at Linux World. My laptop (Sony Vaio Flip SVF14N13CXB) has an Intel i5, 64-bit processer, so I downloaded the files from the Broadcom website for linux. I gunzip'd and untar'd the files. I got a Makefile and the lib and src folders. I ran chmod +x ./Makefile then ./Makefile. Here is what I got back. 

./Makefile: line 21: syntax error near unexpected token `$()KERNELRELEASE'
./Makefile: line 21: `ifneq ($()KERNELRELEASE)'

Here is some conext from the Makefile. 

ifneq ($(KERNELRELEASE),)

  LINUXVER_GOODFOR_CFG80211:=$(strip $(shell \
    if [ "$(VERSION)" -ge "2" -a "$(PATCHLEVEL)" -ge "6" -a "$(SUBLEVEL)" -ge "32" -o     "$(VERSION)" -ge "3" ]; then \
      echo TRUE; \
    else \
      echo FALSE; \
    fi \
  ))

Any ideas? Thanks.

Skylar Grant
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Outch!

Makefile are description file that gave rules to a program called make in order to build a software. Usually, Makefile are not executable -- even if that could be made by providing a proper chebang on the first line.

The proper usage of Makefile is to call the program make from inside the folder containing that makefile.

cd /path/to/my/driver/sources
make         # build the software
make install # install the newly build software on your system

A few things thought:

  • You probably have a README or INSTALL file that explain you that already in the same folder.
  • See man make for more datails about make itself.
  • You should probably have asked that on http://superuser.com
Sylvain Leroux
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  • Okay, thanks. I wasn't even thinking. I don't have `make` on Tails. Need to get it. >_< Sorry for posting in the wrong site. – Skylar Grant Jul 25 '14 at 00:31