68768 – Using linux-libc-headers instead of headers from the kernel.

Bug 68768 - Using linux-libc-headers instead of headers from the kernel.

Summary: Using linux-libc-headers instead of headers from the kernel.

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Tim Yamin (RETIRED)

URL:	http://ep09.pld-linux.org/~mmazur/lin...
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Reported:	2004-10-24 17:48 UTC by Bjarke Istrup Pedersen (RETIRED)
Modified:	2004-10-27 02:19 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Bjarke Istrup Pedersen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-10-24 17:48:24 UTC

I have read somewhere (cannot remember where, but LFS uses this too) that you are not surposed to use headers directly from the kernel.
So I was wandering, why not use these instead: http://ep09.pld-linux.org/~mmazur/linux-libc-headers/ 

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Comment 1 Travis Tilley (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-10-26 20:48:03 UTC

every once in a while this is suggested and shot down. i dont remember the reasoning for it.

Comment 2 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-10-27 02:19:05 UTC

We use Gentoo-patched vanilla headers with userspace support (which is the issue with vanilla headers if you don't fix them); don't see the problem here. If you have any compile failures with linux26-headers, then file a bug and we'll solve it.