https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=220384 ------- Comment #6 from andreas.hanke@gmx-topmail.de 2006-11-13 07:29 MST ------- (In reply to comment #5)
So I think the linux-kernel-headers is mostly obsoletable by kernel-source (or even better be split out of kernel-source).
No! The headers in /usr/include/linux are meant to be stable; they should _not_ be replaced when upgrading the kernel. This is an important distinction, the /usr/include/linux headers have a well-defined state and are meant to be used by userspace applications, while the ones in /usr/src/linux are in flux with every kernel upgrade. This bug is really not a bug and the proposed packaging changes should not be done. It has always been this way and must stay this way, the only thing that has changes is that the confusion is now visible because /usr/include/linux is no longer hidden inside glibc-devel. I suggest simply adding a clarification to the linux-kernel-headers package description, stating that these are system headers, not suitable for building kernel modules and not meant to be upgraded together with the kernel. A pointer at kernel-source might make sense, too. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.