Re: RLIM_INFINITY inconsistency between archs

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Thu Jul 27 2000 - 13:15:01 EST


> I'd really, really, like some kind of convention that could be
> standardized. It could be any one of

<Vendor hat on>

Ditto

> /usr/src/linux
> /lib/include/`uname -r`
> ../linux
>
> (the last requires that pcmcia and Rocketport packages have to be in the
> same top-level directory as the kernel source tree).

Submit something to the FHS ?

> think /lib/include (ala /lib/modules) is probably the best one but it
> means dropping approxmiately 4 megabytes into /lib, which might cause
> some problems for some partitioning schemes.

Symlinks are wonderful things

        /lib/modules/2.2.14/build

neither needs to be a source tree in full nor a copy. In fact its ideal since
make modules_install will know enough to make the link so the link will
defacto get put in the right place when people install new kernels. Self
updating to new features is good.

Alan

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