Re: kernel-{image,headers} package bloat

[Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au>]

On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 08:39:00AM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 08:20:42AM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote:
> > what, exactly, is the difference between kernel-headers-2.4.2 and:
> > 
> > 	kernel-headers-2.4.2-386
> > 	kernel-headers-2.4.2-586
> > 	kernel-headers-2.4.2-586tsc
> > 	kernel-headers-2.4.2-686-smp
> > 	kernel-headers-2.4.2-686
> > 	kernel-headers-2.4.2-k6
> > 	kernel-headers-2.4.2-k7
> > 	kernel-headers-2.4.2-pentium4
> > 	kernel-headers-2.4.2-pentiumiii
> > 	kernel-headers-2.4.2-pentiumiii-smp
> > 
> > ?
> 
> These packages contain the modules directory and the autoconf.h file,
> neither of which you can do without if you want to compile binary modules
> with checksums.

you're still not answering the question.

what is the DIFFERENCE between kernel-headers-2.4.2 and all the other
2.4.2 kernel headers packages?

why are they needed?  

and while you're at it, how about answering the other questions that you
ignored in my last message?


craig

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