[PLUG] Kernel headers

Kyle Accardi sandbox at pacifier.com
Thu Nov 27 08:57:02 UTC 2003


Brian Derr wrote:
> I recently deleted the kernel-headers-2.4.19 package on my slackware
> box.  I figured I didn't need it since I am running 2.4.22.  However, it
> seems that it complete wiped out /usr/include/linux.  I'm wondering,
> since I'm using a custom kernel if it is my responsibility to copy
> /usr/include/linux/include/ to /usr/include/linux/ ?  If not then how am
> I supposed to have the kernel headers in place for compiling
> applications that need the headers?

I believe that you want to re-install the original kernel-headers.  Think it 
has more to do with what glibc? was compiled against.  The advice has been 
not to use your custom includes, but I'm not sure of the exact reason.

--
Kyle Accardi





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