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Re: Glibc 2.0.104 FAQ proposed improvement
- To: Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@paderborn.netsurf.de>
- Subject: Re: Glibc 2.0.104 FAQ proposed improvement
- From: Horst von Brand <vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl>
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 13:42:52 -0400
- cc: libc-alpha@cygnus.com
Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@paderborn.netsurf.de> said:
> > Yes. /usr/include/linux --> /usr/src/linux/include/linux, if 2.1 is not in
> > /usr/src/linux, you loose.
> I think there is a misunderstanding. I think what you mean is,
> make include/linux/version.h will only work, if /usr/include/linux
> points to the linux 2.1 source tree, and not to the linux 2.0 source
> tree.
Exactly.
> I have my kernel sources under /src/Linux, and /usr/include/linux points
> to the current linux kernel headers, so it works for me without
> problems.
That is _not_ the default setup. Because it works for you with a
nonstandard setup, you can't assume it will work everywhere. Better add too
much to the instructions than get swamped with dumb questions later ;-)
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