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SubjectRe: version.h in 2.2.10
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In article <cistron.376DDB32.33C46DD4@unt.edu>,
Matthew Vanecek <mev0003@unt.edu> wrote:
>I generally cut out all the flak, usually w/make mrproper, in between
>kernel compiles. I had *thought* the only thing I needed to do was to
>restore the asm link. If people are going to be compiling stuff against
>Linux header files, perhaps we should consider actually *leaving* them
>in there when the kernel tree is cleaned (e.g., with mrproper), and for
>a really pristine tree, move those deletions to distclean or something
>similar.
>
>Of course, once you actually *know* about these things, it's a small
>matter to fix it. But going through the failed compiles, wondering what
>the heck happened to your kernel tree, sure is irritating.

Yet another reason _not_ to make /usr/include/{linux,asm} symlinks to
the kernel tree. Some distributions just include known-good kernel headers
in the libc6 development package. I haven't had the above problem for years.

Mike.

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