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Re: Require and document using kernel headers from "make headers_install"

From: Thomas Schwinge <thomas at codesourcery dot com>
To: "Joseph S. Myers" <joseph at codesourcery dot com>
Cc: libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:05:55 +0100
Subject: Re: Require and document using kernel headers from "make headers_install"
References: <Pine.LNX.4.64.1202231732400.31497@digraph.polyomino.org.uk>

Hi!

On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:33:44 +0000 (UTC), "Joseph S. Myers" <joseph@codesourcery.com> wrote:
> Everything changed apart from the bit documenting
> --with-headers is Linux-specific; I don't know if --with-headers is
> relevant for Hurd, but think the wording I used there should be
> generic enough anyway.

Building glibc for the Hurd, headers from GNU Mach and from the Hurd
itself are needed.  These are found using the same mechanism as for
GNU/Linux, that is, --with-headers also is applicable there.

> 2012-02-23  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
> 
> 	* manual/install.texi (--with-headers): Describe headers as
> 	interface headers, not private headers.
> 	(Specific advice for GNU/Linux systems): Describe use of headers
> 	from "make headers_install", not private headers from older
> 	kernels.
> 	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.in (LIBC_LINUX_VERSION):
> 	Change to 2.6.19.

Looks good to me.


GrÃÃe,
 Thomas

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