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Re: Debian conflicts with FHS on /usr/include/{linux,asm}



On 9 Jul 1999, Ben Gertzfield wrote:

> >>>>> "Manoj" == Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> writes:
> 
>     Brian> Yes, the headers under /usr/include should match the
>     Brian> current kernel version installed(using package managment of
>     Brian> course).
> 
>     Manoj>         What do you mean by version? I have 6 kernel images
>     Manoj> installed, and 3 kernel source pacakges. Which version is
>     Manoj> the one that should be in there? What happens when I reboot
>     Manoj> into a different version? What happens when I get a new
>     Manoj> kernel source package?
> 
> For Joe Average User, I believe the latest kernel version installed
> should be where /usr/include/linux and asm refer to. This makes the
> least amount of pain, as most users do not have multiple kernels they
> switch between.

Define latest version installed.

What about systems where the currently running kernel was compiled on a
separate box?  And don't assume kernel-package is being used.

Adam



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