Re: kernel-{image,headers} package bloat
On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 08:18:00AM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote:
>
> The whole purpose of kernel-headers is to provide one, most stable, kernel
> interface for the distro to build against. The idea was that, by choosing
> the kernel to compile against you have the best chance of things working
> correctly on other kernels.
That is the raison d'etre for kernel-headers. However, the new per-image
kernel-headers exist solely for the benefit of module builders.
> Creating a kernel-header for "each flavour" completely ignores and
> defeates the reason that kernel-headers exist!
Huh? There is still a kernel-headers package for the glibc maintainer to
use. In fact, it's exactly the same as before.
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