Re: How do I use the linux-headers with the linux-source?

[Marco <marco4ever@libero.it>]

Kilian ha scritto:
> Marco wrote:
> > ---------- Initial Header -----------
> >
> > > From : "Kilian" kil@gnu.ch
> > > Marco wrote:
> > > > Hi everybody!
> > > > I have installed Debian Etch on my laptop.
> > > > I have installed the "linux-source-2.6.15" package,
> > > > and I have exctracted it with the command:
> > > > # tar -jxf /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.15.tar.bz2
> > > >
> > > > I have also installed the "linux-headers-2.6.15-686"
> > > > and the "linux-headers-2.6.15-1" packages (that should
> > > > be the linux-headers for my system (Intel Pentium M)).
> > > >
> > > > What must I do to compile my kernel with the linux-headers?
> > > Nothing special; the linux-source-2.6.15 already contains the linux 
> > > kernel headers. The linux-headers-2.6.15 is only to provide the 
> > > headers to systems which have the kernelsource not available. If you 
> > > build software which includes kernel header files on such a system, 
> > > you do not want to install the complete kernel source but only the 
> > > headers, that's what this package is for AFAIK.
> >
> > Hi Kilian,
> > Excuse me if I break the thread but I write you outside from my 
> > office with the webmail.
> >
> > If the linux-source-2.6.15 package already contains the linux kernel
> > headers, why in my linux-source directory I can't found the file
> > autoconf.h (/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.15/include/linux/autoconf.h)?
> > and in the linux-headers directory the file exist?
>
> Sorry, what I wrote is not entirely correct. If you build a kernel, 
> the headers are generated in the kernel tree under include/linux/. 
> Usually, this directory is linked into /usr/include. The linux-headers 
> package exists if you have no kernel source but need to include the 
> kernel headers for some reason.
>
> So if you want to build your own kernel, you do not need the 
> kernel-headers package. Patch and build your kernel, install it and 
> place a symlink from /usr/src/[kernel-source-dir]/include/linux to 
> /usr/include/linux.
>
> I hope I got it right this time ;-)
Hi Kilian,

I'm sorry but don't work.
I can't create a symlink: #ln -s /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.15 
/include/linux /usr/include/linux because they are ("linux") two 
directory with different file
This is my situation:
# uname -r
2.6.15
# ls -lah /lib/modules/2.6.15/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4,0K 2006-05-17 22:31 bcm
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   28 2006-05-17 22:31 build -> 
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.15
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4,0K 2006-05-17 22:31 drivers
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4,0K 2006-05-17 22:32 extra
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4,0K 2006-05-17 22:31 kernel
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  27K 2006-05-18 21:36 modules.alias
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   69 2006-05-18 21:36 modules.ccwmap
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  16K 2006-05-18 21:36 modules.dep
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   73 2006-05-18 21:36 modules.ieee1394map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  141 2006-05-18 21:36 modules.inputmap
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   81 2006-05-18 21:36 modules.isapnpmap
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   74 2006-05-18 21:36 modules.ofmap
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  12K 2006-05-18 21:36 modules.pcimap
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   43 2006-05-18 21:36 modules.seriomap
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  16K 2006-05-18 21:36 modules.symbols
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  55K 2006-05-18 21:36 modules.usbmap
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4,0K 2006-05-17 22:31 net
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   28 2006-05-17 22:31 source -> 
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.15

In /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.15/* I don't have the autoconf.h file
#updatedb
#locate autoconf.h
/usr/include/asm-i486/autoconf.h
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/autoconf.h
/usr/include/linux/autoconf.h

Any idea?
Thanks for your support!

Marco
>     -- Kilian