# Arch Linux Kernel 3.0 configure error

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/arch-linux-kernel-3-0-configure-error/210714>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [August 15, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/arch-linux-kernel-3-0-configure-error/210714 "2011-08-15T17:09:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/arch-linux-kernel-3-0-configure-error/210714/1 "2011-08-15T17:09:45Z")

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Error Info  
auto/os/linux: line 21: 3.0-ARCH: syntax error: invalid arithmetic  
operator (error token is “.0-ARCH”)

version=$((`uname -r \ | sed 's/^\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\).*/\1*256*256+\2*256+\3/'`))

ArchLinux Linux Kernel 3.0

[root@doneta nginx-1.0.5]# uname -r  
3.0-ARCH

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Arch Linux Kernel 3.0 configure error](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,213820,213820#msg-213820)**
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> Error Info auto/os/linux: line 21: 3.0-ARCH: syntax error: invalid arithmetic operator (error token is ".0-ARCH") version=$((\`uname -r \\ | sed 's/^\\(\[0-9\]\*\\)\\.\\(\[0-9\]\*\\)\\.\\(\[0-9\]\*\\).\*/\\1\*256\*256+\\2\*256+\\3/'\`)) ArchLinux Linux Kernel 3.0

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**Author:** ![key](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a183cd/32.png) [@key](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/key)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/arch-linux-kernel-3-0-configure-error/210714/2 "2011-08-15T17:16:33Z")

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Hello!

On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 11:09:09AM -0400, key wrote:

> [root@doneta nginx-1.0.5]# uname -r  
> 3.0-ARCH

Please use the patch from here:

> **[\#5 (Installation script fails on ArchLinux with Linux 3.0 kernel)
          –...](https://trac.nginx.org/nginx/ticket/5)**

Maxim D.