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SubjectRe: [BUG] compile error in 2.4.19-pre5-ac1
On Fri, 5 Apr 2002, Keith Owens wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Apr 2002 18:45:24 -0500 (EST),
> Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> wrote:
> > Note of warning to new Redhat users, for some reason /usr/include/linux
> >is a directory instead of a symbolic link to /usr/src/linux/include/linux,
> >so changes in includes aren't used. Possibly an artifact of the install on
> >that system, but something to note.
>
> That is the way it is meant to be. /usr/include/{linux,asm} do not
> point to some random kernel source, they are _copies_ of the kernel
> headers at the time that glibc was built and must not change until you
> install a new glibc.

Then it's a bit odd that RH ships a new kernel-headers RPM (which
contains the /usr/include/{linux,asm} directories) for each kernel
update and glibc still beeing the same, isn't it ?

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