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    SubjectRe: Kernel includefile bug not fixed after a year :-(
    On Tue, Sep 30 2003, Andreas Steinmetz wrote:
    > Jens Axboe wrote:
    > >
    > >I think I do.
    > >
    > >
    > >>In order to use kernel interfaces you _need_ to include kernel include
    > >>files.
    > >
    > >
    > >False. You need to include the glibc kernel headers.
    > >
    > Then please tell me why PPPIOCNEWUNIT is only defined in linux/if_ppp.h
    > and not net/if_ppp.h which is still true for glibc-2.3.2. And please
    > don't tell me to ask the glibc folks. There are inconsistencies between
    > kernel headers and userland headers which force the inclusion of kernel
    > headers in userland applications.

    I will tell you to talk to the glibc folks, because that's where your
    problem is.

    --
    Jens Axboe

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