Marc Aurele La France wrote: >> Thanks for the link to the thread. So, I guess the patch submitted by >> the thread starter was rejected? > > Yes, it was. Kernel headers have been gradually breaking for a _very_ > long time, WRT their #include'ing by userland apps. Instead of > changing the kernel build system to monitor the situation, kernel > hackers have decided re-design /usr/src/linux/include/ from scratch. > Last I checked, a first implementation of this rework is scheduled to > show up in 2.7 kernels. Gotcha. > In any case, I am loathe to commit an ever-increasing set of > workarounds for a problem kernel maintainers not only admit to, but > also have yet to fix. This whether or not such workarounds are always > possible, which isn't the case. Ok, that's cool. Thanks again for the info. :)
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