Re: Linux header breakage in non-i386 builds
On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 11:53:24AM -0400, Ben Armstrong wrote:
> My 'came' package is broken on several non-i386 arches due to errors in
> included linux kernel headers. See the 1.7.cvs.20031217-1 builds here:
>
> http://buildd.debian.org/build.php?pkg=came
>
> I have been told I can simply include the headers in my own package. Is
> this the correct solution, and if so, why?
There's plenty of documents on `why'. Boils down to "kernel headers are
not meant for userspace programs". If you use them, you will break.
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