Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 15 Dec 2000 19:56:11 +0100 | From | Ingo Oeser <> |
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On Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 09:31:57AM -0800, ferret@phonewave.net wrote: > > Maybe you did not notice, but for months we have > > /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include, which points to kernel headers, > > and which should be used for compiling out-of-tree kernel modules > > (i.e. latest vmware uses this). > > This symlink really should be a copy instead, because the finished kernel > may be installed on a machine that does not have kernel source installed > on it. Dangling symlinks are BAD.
But if you compile for another machine, this copy is bad. It also takes to much time and space to create this copy.
I really disagree here.
Regards
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