Shouldn't glibc-devel r: kernel-headers?

[Andrzej Krzysztofowicz]

> 
> On Sat, Oct 12, 2002 at 05:42:44PM +0200, Michal Moskal wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 12, 2002 at 05:51:28PM +0200, wrobell wrote:
> > > On Sat, Oct 12, 2002 at 03:07:31PM +0200, Michal Moskal wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Oct 12, 2002 at 01:53:20PM +0200, Mariusz Mazur wrote:
> > > > > On Friday 11 October 2002 23:37, Michal Moskal wrote:
> > > > > > Glibc references some <asm/*.h> files. They are in kernel-headers
> > > > > > package. Shouldn't therefore glibc-devel require kernel-headers?
> > > > >=20
> > > > > I thought about it too (I stumbled across this yesterday when somet=
> hing didn't=20
> > > > > want to build although all BuildRequires were met). Wouldn't it be =
> ok to just=20
> > > > > provide a kernel-fake.noarch.rpm for people not using disto kernel?
> > > >=20
> > > > I guess this is better idea then hacks with %{?_without_dist_kernel:.=
> ..}
> > > > all over the specs.
> > > >=20
> > > > Anyway I heard somewhere about moving <asm/*> to glibc-devel (in rh, =
> or
> > > > somewhere). Wouldn't that be a good idea?
> > >=20
> > > No, because it will overwrite used asm headers from non-distro
> > > kernel.
> >=20
> > I guess one should use kernel headers that was used during glibc
> > compilation?
> I do not think so.
> 
> For example take PLD Ra situation where 2.2 kernel
> is used. I had been using Ra glibc very long time=20
> with kernel 2.4.x.

... and you probably will not be able to use all 2.4 specyfic features 
with your glibc, I guess. 
Can you work with large files ?

> There are some situations when you should recompile
> your glibc, but they are rare.

Kernel 2.4+ headers are no longer intended to be used in userspace.
Eg., you must hack them in some places to use them with C++.
So providing own copy of hacked kernel-headers included into glibc-devel
seems to be the only choice when we switch into 2.4/2.6.

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