8192cu is now supplied in default kernel, but it is not working when running as an access point. So I need to recompile the driver.

1.get the kernel’s headers

You have to get the kernel’s header files, the common way is

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-...

But in RPI, the easiest way is rpi-source.

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/notro/rpi-source/master/rpi-source -O /usr/bin/rpi-source && sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/rpi-source && /usr/bin/rpi-source -q --tag-update

The kernel is compiled by gcc-4.8.3+, so if you have the gcc below 4.8.3, you have to install it.
first add

deb http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian/ jessie main contrib non-free rpi

in /etc/apt/sources.list, and then

sudo apt-get install -t jessie gcc-4.8 g++-4.8

maybe you want to manage multi gcc versions

sudo update-alternatives --remove-all gcc
sudo update-alternatives --remove-all g++
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-4.6 20
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-4.8 50
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-4.6 20
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-4.8 50

also you need curses for make menuconfig

sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev

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