Re: What's Debian's /usr/src policy

[Martin Mitchell <martin@debian.org>]

kaih@khms.westfalen.de (Kai Henningsen) writes:

> martin@debian.org (Martin Mitchell)  wrote on 06.01.98 in <[🔎] 87iuryqjzn.fsf@mail.usyd.edu.au>:
> 
> > Stephen Zander <srz@mckesson.com> writes:
> >
> > > Martin Mitchell <martin@debian.org> writes:
> > > > Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes:
> > > > > Why does libc6 depend on kernel-header ?
> > > >
> > > > It's libc6-dev that has that dependency.
> > > > Perhaps weakening the dependency to Suggests might be the best solution.
> > >
> > > No, you can't.  Their are multiple header files that will be flat *broken*
> > > without a /usr/include/{linux,asm}.
> >
> > I know, however it would allow people to much more easily install and
> > maintain their own kernel sources for these includes.
> 
> Which is why we shouldn't do that. Remember, we *DO NOT* want them to  
> include their own kernel sources for these includes, because it is a *VERY  
> BAD IDEA*.

Rubbish, it's essential for almost all architectures except i386 and alpha,
that are not yet integrated with the main kernel source.

	Martin.


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