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Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 19:08:19 +0100
From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
To: Mariusz Mazur <mmazur@kernel.pl>
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Subject: Re: [RFC] Splitting kernel headers and deprecating __KERNEL__
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On Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 11:52:45AM +0100, Mariusz Mazur wrote:
> On ?roda 01 grudzie? 2004 06:23, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > > Linked, copied, mount --binded, whatever. Just not under the
> > > name /usr/include/user, but something more meaningfull.
> >
> > Whats wrong with
> > /lib/modules/`uname -r`/source/include/user
> > /lib/modules/`uname -r`/source/include/$arch
> 
> Those are supposed to be userland-only headers that don't just change - they 
> are gradually expanded. I don't see a point in having `uname -r` in there.
> 
> And another thing - distribution vendors will *hate* anyone, that encourages 
> app developers to add an include path based on which kernel is being 
> currently run. People, that have their headers tied to their kernels are a 
> *minority*.
Above shows how this minority could locate headers for running kernel.
It is not meant to be the general solution.

	Sam