Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Fix for include/linux/fs.h in 2.4.0 kernels | From | Brian May <> | Date | 03 Feb 2001 14:03:09 +1100 |
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>>>>> "Frédéric" == Frédéric L W Meunier <0@pervalidus.net> writes:
Frédéric> Keith Owens wrote: >> Rule 2. Any glibc that has a symlink from >> /usr/include/{linux,asm} to /usr/src/linux/include/{linux,asm} >> is wrong.
Frédéric> Such symlinks are created by the user.
>> Relying on /usr/include/{linux,asm} always pointing at the >> current kernel source is broken as designed.
Frédéric> From glibc 2.2.1 FAQ:
Frédéric> 2.17. I have /usr/include/net and /usr/include/scsi as Frédéric> symlinks into my Linux source tree. Is that wrong?
Frédéric> {PB} This was necessary for libc5, but is not correct Frédéric> when using glibc. Including the kernel header files Frédéric> directly in user programs usually does not work (see Frédéric> question 3.5). glibc provides its own <net/*> and Frédéric> <scsi/*> header files to replace them, and you may have Frédéric> to remove any symlink that you have in place before you Frédéric> install glibc. However, /usr/include/asm and Frédéric> /usr/include/linux should remain as they were.
Frédéric> Keith, are you saying that glibc is wrong?
You both seem to be saying the same thing: that symlinks for /usr/include/{linux,asm} are wrong.
Why try to argue when you agree?
(Debian does this right; last I heard Red-Hat didn't) -- Brian May <bam@snoopy.apana.org.au> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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