----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank J. Mattia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Anyone interested in a fix compiling XFree86 with headers 2.6.0???
> > I just managed to compile my xfree 4.3.0-r3 with linux-headers 2.6 it needs > > i have always been a little unsure about what the purpose was to upgrade your linux-headers.. it seems like that should be something you do everytime they're upgraded but apparently people still use old ones... what needs to be done after you emerge them.. do they overwrite the existing ones or do they get another folder..etc.. > -Frank The old ones get deinstalled and the new one installed. The purpose of kernel headers is: glibc and xfree use kernel functions, those are defined in the kernel-headers therefore you need these headers to compile those apps, usually you don't always need kernel headers that math the running kernel, as long as there are no big changes in kernel functions, but for example a jump from 2.4 to 2.6 will introduce lots of new functions and if xfree or glibc wants to make use of them you need to upgrade them, for example if you want to compile glibc with nptl you need the new headers, since kernel2.6 introduced support for nptl. > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
