Re: PROBLEM: kernel 2.3.99-pre5 does not compile without system-wide kernel headers

From: Oliver Xymoron (oxymoron@waste.org)
Date: Sat Apr 22 2000 - 00:25:20 EDT

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    On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Jeff Garzik wrote:

    > "Theodore Y. Ts'o" wrote:
    > > From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
    > > 1) You need headers in /usr/include/linux. For 2.3.x/2.4.x kernels it
    > > is generally assumed that the systemwide /usr/include/linux should be
    > > upgraded independently of the kernel includes.
    >
    > > .... except if you want to build stand-alone kernel modules that work
    > > against the kernel that you are currently booting.
    >
    > Even though the distro default is /usr/src/linux == currently running
    > kernel, that rule is so frequently violated I adocate simply requiring a
    > pointer to the kernel headers. Even if you are currently running the
    > kernel whose sources are in /usr/src/linux, that might not be the best
    > version choice for the module being built.

    Ooh! What we really need is (/proc|/dev(fs)?|/var/shm)/config(.gz)?!

    Sigh.. 

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