PS3 controller install fails missing sys/cdefs.h

hobwell

I'm having the same issue as in the post above (title says it all really). I have the most up-to-date setup script already.

I suspect this has something to do with having made the RetroPie image into a format Noobs could install. I vaguely remember a step where some directories needed to be removed for this purpose.

Is there anything I can do to fix the issue? I'm pretty new to Linux and find this all a bit daunting.

Here is the install log:

System: Linux retropie 4.9.35-v7+ #1014 SMP Fri Jun 30 14:47:43 BST 2017 armv7l
GNU/Linux

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Installing dependencies for 'ps3controller' : PS3 controller driver and pair via
sixad
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/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/ps3controller /home/pi

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Getting sources for 'ps3controller' : PS3 controller driver and pair via sixad
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git clone --recursive --depth 1 "https://github.com/RetroPie/sixad.git" "/home/p
i/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/ps3controller/sixad"
Cloning into '/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/ps3controller/sixad'...
/home/pi
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/ps3controller /home/pi

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Building 'ps3controller' : PS3 controller driver and pair via sixad
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rm -f ~ bins/
mkdir -p bins
mkdir -p bins
g++ -O2 -march=armv8-a+crc -mtune=cortex-a53 -mfpu=neon-fp-armv8 -mfloat-abi=har
d -ftree-vectorize -funsafe-math-optimizations -U__GCC_HAVE_SYNC_COMPARE_AND_SWA
P_2 -O2 -Wall -DSHORT_NAME -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions sixad-bin.cpp bluetooth.cpp
shared.cpp textfile.cpp -o bins/sixad-bin pkg-config --cflags --libs bluez -l
pthread -fpermissive
cc -O2 -march=armv8-a+crc -mtune=cortex-a53 -mfpu=neon-fp-armv8 -mfloat-abi=hard
-ftree-vectorize -funsafe-math-optimizations -pipe -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions six
pair.c -o bins/sixpair pkg-config --cflags --libs libusb
In file included from /usr/include/string.h:25:0,
from sixpair.c:30:
/usr/include/features.h:374:25: fatal error: sys/cdefs.h: No such file or direct
ory

include <sys/cdefs.h>

compilation terminated.
In file included from /usr/include/stdio.h:27:0,
from /usr/include/bluetooth/bluetooth.h:33,
from bluetooth.h:21,
from sixad-bin.cpp:18:
/usr/include/features.h:374:25: fatal error: sys/cdefs.h: No such file or direct
ory

include <sys/cdefs.h>

compilation terminated.
Makefile:26: recipe for target 'sixpair_bin' failed
make: *** [sixpair_bin] Error 1
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
In file included from /usr/include/stdio.h:27:0,
from /usr/include/bluetooth/bluetooth.h:33,
from bluetooth.h:21,
from bluetooth.cpp:18:
/usr/include/features.h:374:25: fatal error: sys/cdefs.h: No such file or direct
ory

include <sys/cdefs.h>

compilation terminated.
In file included from /usr/include/unistd.h:25:0,
from shared.h:21,
from shared.cpp:18:
/usr/include/features.h:374:25: fatal error: sys/cdefs.h: No such file or direct
ory

include <sys/cdefs.h>

compilation terminated.
In file included from /usr/include/arm-linux-gnueabihf/c++/4.9/bits/os_defines.h
:39:0,
from /usr/include/arm-linux-gnueabihf/c++/4.9/bits/c++config.h:
430,
from /usr/include/c++/4.9/cstdlib:41,
from textfile.h:21,
from textfile.cpp:18:
/usr/include/features.h:374:25: fatal error: sys/cdefs.h: No such file or direct
ory

include <sys/cdefs.h>

compilation terminated.
Makefile:18: recipe for target 'sixad_bins' failed
make: *** [sixad_bins] Error 1
/home/pi
Could not successfully build ps3controller - PS3 controller driver and pair via
sixad (/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/ps3controller/sixad/bins/sixad-bin not
found).

Log ended at: Sun 14 Jan 00:27:24 UTC 2018
Total running time: 0 hours, 0 mins, 3 secs

edmaul69

@hobwell if you have a sony brand not bootleg ps3 controller just uninstall the sixad driver and install it with the regular bluetooth.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/11638/dualshock-3-4-testers-needed

hobwell

Thanks! It was able to see the (native) controller, but couldn't connect. So a little closer now. In trying to get it to work I blindly did a bunch of stuff which may have borked my install. I'm going to re-image RetroPie and try from scratch. I'll let you know if it works.

hobwell

@edmaul69 no dice sadly. Had to reup retropie and install ps3controller driver.

edmaul69

@hobwell are you sure its not a bootleg controller?