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Re: kernel headers



On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 10:33:26AM -0800, ben wrote:
> i compiled and installed the 2.4.14 kernel the non-debian way and
> unstable seems to run just fine.

Of course.

> i was wondering what the actual advantages of using the kernel headers
> are?

You only need to care about kernel headers if you're writing device
drivers or other programs that need to know about kernel interfaces
directly. Don't use them in ordinary userspace programs.

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]



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