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

[wrobell]

On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 12:53:42PM +0200, Andrzej Krzysztofowicz wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 12, 2002 at 09:21:54PM +0200, Andrzej Krzysztofowicz wrote:
> > > > 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++.
> > 
> > Where? I didn't change anything in 2.4 headers and don't see such
> > problems (after recompiling glibc on those headers).
> > But I did see strange type conflicts when I tried to use fresh kernel
> > headers with glibc compiled on older headers (that was in 2.2.1x era).
> > Those problems dissapeared after recompiling glibc.
> 
> I don't remember exactly - look for "bug" reports in l-k archives.
> But AFAIR, it was a conflict between C++ keywords and variable/field/type
> names used in kernel headers.
So... kernel headers should be fixed, ain't it?
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    wrobell <wrobell at ite.pl>