On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> "Theodore Y. Ts'o" wrote:
> > From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
> > 1) You need headers in /usr/include/linux. For 2.3.x/2.4.x kernels it
> > is generally assumed that the systemwide /usr/include/linux should be
> > upgraded independently of the kernel includes.
>
> > .... except if you want to build stand-alone kernel modules that work
> > against the kernel that you are currently booting.
>
> Even though the distro default is /usr/src/linux == currently running
> kernel, that rule is so frequently violated I adocate simply requiring a
> pointer to the kernel headers. Even if you are currently running the
> kernel whose sources are in /usr/src/linux, that might not be the best
> version choice for the module being built.
Ooh! What we really need is (/proc|/dev(fs)?|/var/shm)/config(.gz)?!
Sigh..
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