Re: sys/sysctl.h question
I forget to mention that original sys/sysctl.h header file (from
gnu site) does not contain these defines.
See attached header file from glibc-2.3.1.tar.gz
On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 12:43:56PM +0200, Michael Rozhavsky wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have libc6-dev version 2.3.1-14 installed on my development system.
>
> sys/sysctl.h header file contains the following defines:
> #define _LINUX_KERNEL_H 1
> #define _LINUX_TYPES_H 1
> #define _LINUX_LIST_H 1
>
> These defines break other header files. For example
> sys/sysinfo.h will not include struct sysinfo from linux/kernel.h
> because _LINUX_KERNEL_H is already defined.
>
> Contents of linux/types.h is also not included because _LINUX_TYPES_H
> is defined.
>
> Why these constants are defined in sys/sysctl.h ?
>
> Please cc me in your reply because I'm not subscribed to debian-glibc.
>
> Thank you.
>
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/* Copyright (C) 1996, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of the GNU C Library.
The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
Lesser General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
02111-1307 USA. */
#ifndef _SYS_SYSCTL_H
#define _SYS_SYSCTL_H 1
#include <features.h>
__BEGIN_DECLS
#define __need_size_t
#include <stddef.h>
#include <linux/sysctl.h>
/* Read or write system parameters. */
extern int sysctl (int *__name, int __nlen, void *__oldval,
size_t *__oldlenp, void *__newval, size_t __newlen) __THROW;
__END_DECLS
#endif /* _SYS_SYSCTL_H */
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