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    SubjectRe: Linux Kernel include files
    David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org> wrote:

    > On Thu, 2007-06-28 at 12:27 +0200, Joerg Schilling wrote:
    > > David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org> wrote:
    > >
    > > > On Wed, 2007-06-27 at 16:00 +0200, Joerg Schilling wrote:
    > > > > Warning: *** linux/ext2_fs.h is not usable at all ***
    > > > > Warning: *** This makes it impossible to support Linux file flags ***
    > > > > You may try to compile using 'make COPTX=-DTRY_EXT2_FS'
    > > >
    > > > Again, can you be _specific_? Amusing though your consistent 'Lunix is
    > > > broken' chants are, the only reason I'm bothering to participate in this
    > > > thread is on the off-chance that something _productive_ will come of it.
    > >
    > > I have been forced to add this test as too many people reported that they
    > > have no been able to compile star on their Linux distribution.
    >
    > But do you not know _why_? What exactly are you testing _for_?
    >
    > Bug reports which merely say 'is broken' are not helpful.

    If you like to know what I test, I encourage you to check the autoconf
    scripts. I am testing whether the named include file may be used from a
    user space program.

    As I did mention already, I was forced to add the test in order to be able to
    compile at all.


    > > > By the way, your mailer seems to be sometimes omitting In-Reply-To: and
    > > > References: headers, which RFC2822 says you SHOULD include in replies.
    > >
    > > Sending such accusation without knowing the reason is not polite.
    >
    > It's not an accusation -- it's merely an observation. You may not have
    > noticed that your mailer was misbehaving; now you _do_ know, and if you
    > care about RFC compliance you might want to fix it. You're not _obliged_
    > to fix it, of course. I just thought you'd like to know.

    Well there you are: my mailer is definitely NOT missbehaving.
    Please do not repeat similar accusations when not knowing the reason.

    Jörg

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