Re: kernel headers---FAQ
Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Jan 1998, Santiago Vila wrote:
>>
>> Sorry, but I still do not understand why splitting an important package in
>> two is a better technical solution than implementing a new Source header
>> for control files.
>
> There is no package splitting being done here! Libc6 aka glibc2 has no
> kernel headers in the source file at all!
you two are talking about different things. the source packages are
not split in two, but the binary packages are.
if i might summarize what i seem to have understood:
A: including the headers in the libc6 binary package
would create a huge source diff, as they are not
included in the libc6 source.
B: you can use a new source-control header to force the
recompilers to install the right kernel-header/-source
package at a defined place. this is done at compile-time.
so the headers do not have to be included in the source
diffs, and the binary package can still include them.
on the other hand we seem to have a consensus that conflicts
_can_ arise with users who use /usr/src to keep their home-cooked
kernel sources there.
please correct me if i've misunderstood something.
ciao,
jjm
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