Re: A quickie-2.2.XX kernel compile-/usr/include links?
It's absolutely, positively, and definitely NOT NEEDED (or even
desirable) for recent kernels. In fact, doing so can cause subtle
breakages if you compile programs locally, because they can pick up
definitions which don't match what libc is setup to use.
On Fri, Sep 10, 1999 at 06:42:06AM -0700, kvaughan@bc.cc.ca.us wrote:
> I'm about to compile 2.2.10 for my work machine, and as usual simply follow
> the Fine manual which comes with the package. This time around, though, I
> noticed no reference to linking /usr/include/{asm||linux||scsi} to dirs
> under the source. Is this no longer necessary, or is it a grievous mistake
> on the writer's part?
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