Re: Kernel include file

[Matthew Reppert]

On Sun, 2003-12-07 at 10:19, Neo Wee Teck wrote:
> Hmm... wrong idea...
> 
> <new kernel>/include/linux
> 
> update to..
> 
> /usr/include/linux
> 
> Should I?

No.

The headers in /usr/include/linux "belong to" glibc and should never be
changed, as it may cause newly compiled programs to break in nasty and
subtle ways.

kernelnewbies.org has a nice FAQ item on this.

Matt

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