Real-time kernel header files

Patchbox OS
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Hi, I’m trying to build a driver that requires kernel header files…

The driver’s Makefile expects header files in the /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build/ directory, however there’s no build/ directory in the /usr/lib/modules/4.19.71-rt24-v7+

Suggested sudo apt install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r) says it’s unable to locate package linux-headers-4.19.71-rt24-v7 (I’ve done apt update, prior to that).

Where can I find (or download) the build directory for the 4.19.71-rt24-v7+ kernel header files?

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# 1. Install dependencies
sudo apt update && sudo apt install bc flex bison libssl-dev

# 2. Get the kernel sources (takes a while)
cd ~
git clone --depth 1 --branch blokas-rpi-4.19.y-rt https://github.com/BlokasLabs/rpi-linux-rt.git linux_blokas
cd linux_blokas

# 3. Prepare the kernel tree for module building.
# ! Depending on your Pi version, use appropriate argument:
# * Pi4: bcm2711_defconfig
# * Pi2/3: bcm2709_defconfig
# * Pi1: bcmrpi_defconfig
make bcm2711_defconfig
make modules_prepare

# 4. Make build/source symlinks to the kernel sources from out-of-tree module building:
sudo ln -sf /home/patch/linux_blokas /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/source
sudo ln -sf /home/patch/linux_blokas /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build

# 5. (optional) Produce Module.symvers (takes quite long)
make modules -j4
sudo make modules_install
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I got stuck at the make bcm2709_defconfig point with an error:

patch@patchbox:~/linux_blokas $ make bcm2709_defconfig
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/conf.o
  YACC    scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
/bin/sh: 1: bison: not found
make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.lib:196: scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c] Error 127
make: *** [Makefile:534: bcm2709_defconfig] Error 2
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Run sudo apt install flex bison, added this dependency in above post too.

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One more dependency was needed (for make modules_prepare): libssl-dev

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