Re: HELP!! 2.6.x build problem with make xconfig

[Javier Fernandez-Ivern]

Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx writes:
>
>
> > > cd /usr/include
> > > rm asm linux scsi
> > > ln -fs /usr/src/linux/include/asm-i386 asm
> > > ln -fs /usr/src/linux/include/linux linux
> > > ln -fs /usr/src/linux/include/scsi scsi
> >
> > Don't do that.
> >
> > Use what's in the glibc-kernheaders RPM for userspace, and let the kernel
> > provide its own headers for its use.
>
>
> GNU libc doesn't have (nor need) its own "kernel" headers and uses the
> kernel ones.
> You may live with "glibc-kernheaders" package only if it matches your
> system. If you're using a different (newer, modified etc) kernel then
> you need the symlinks or a copy (example: new ioctls + programs using
> them).
>
> You may need to recompile the libc as well, if the libc-kernel (binary)
> interface has changed.

Sometimes there's a reason to use the old kernel headers...I still run 
several apps that can't grok the 2.6 headers, and will only compile with 
2.4 ones (and they work fine).  I have a couple of small scripts that 
switch the directories around when I need them, for convenience.  :)

Of course, the real solution would be to hack them to work with new 
headers, but I don't have the time for that at the moment.  *Sigh*

--
Javier Fernandez-Ivern
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