| Summary: | sys-kernel/linux-headers-4.1 should exists, as sys-kernel/vanilla-sources-4.1.XXX is Long Term Support version. | ||
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| Product: | Gentoo Linux | Reporter: | Yuriy Dmitriev <it> |
| Component: | [OLD] Core system | Assignee: | Gentoo Toolchain Maintainers <toolchain> |
| Status: | RESOLVED INVALID | ||
| Severity: | normal | CC: | alex_y_xu, hydrapolic |
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Version: | unspecified | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- | |
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Description
Yuriy Dmitriev
2016-03-15 09:52:57 UTC
no, linux headers are complicated and have to do with libc. linux-headers are deliberately separate from sources. most likely in regards to my use of "LTS" in the commit message when i purged some. meh. *** Bug 579684 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** I greatly admire your knowledge/skills Mike. However some users (including me) don't have that knowledge - would it be possible to write up a wiki page regarding this? For example: https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/FAQ#What_version_of_the_Linux_kernel_headers_should_be_used.3F http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Kernel/usr-src-linux-symlink.html https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-help/2014-11/msg00010.html To sum it up, it says that you *should* use the latest linux-headers and it does not matter they do not match your kernel version. For example, if you have kernel 4.1, you should use the latest headers (let's say 4.5) because when you upgrade your kernel to 4.5, you will not have to recompile glibc. However what about the other users for linux-headers? Please correct what is wrong at: https://wiki.gentoo.org/index.php?title=Linux-headers Thank you! |
