On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 09:43, Alex Fudio wrote:
> It should have been, but we couldn't find it
> 
> I was trying to install some software and this software asked me for the
> location of the .h files
> 
> In mandrake 9 they seems to be in /usr/include but according the software I
> was trying to install they belonged to a different version of the kernel
> 2.4.19 rather than the one installed 2.4.18.

Generally as far as apps needing kernel headers (which should be
libraries which make syscalls and other hw interfaces) the version of
kernel headers (within a stable series) doesn't make too much difference
(the binary ABI is usually stable).

> This is after a fresh installation of mandrake 9.
> We were then trying to locate these files but couldn't find them anywhere
> else.
> So we tried looking for the kernel source files but couldn't find them on
> the  cds of mandrake 9 (download version)

Have you got the kernel-headers package installed? Thats what its there
for.
 
> Still today the software wont install
> 
>               -----Original Message-----
>               From:   James Beam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>               Sent:   17 December 2002 09:33
>               To:     [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>               Subject:        Re: [expert] mandrake source kernel
> 
>                << File: message.footer >> www.kernel.org
>               --- Jim C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>               > Should also be one on your distro CDs.
> 
>               
> 
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> 

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Alex Bennee
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