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SubjectRe: Kernel includefile bug not fixed after a year :-(
On Tue, Sep 30 2003, Andreas Steinmetz wrote:
> Jens Axboe wrote:
> >
> >I think I do.
> >
> >
> >>In order to use kernel interfaces you _need_ to include kernel include
> >>files.
> >
> >
> >False. You need to include the glibc kernel headers.
> >
> Then please tell me why PPPIOCNEWUNIT is only defined in linux/if_ppp.h
> and not net/if_ppp.h which is still true for glibc-2.3.2. And please
> don't tell me to ask the glibc folks. There are inconsistencies between
> kernel headers and userland headers which force the inclusion of kernel
> headers in userland applications.

I will tell you to talk to the glibc folks, because that's where your
problem is.

--
Jens Axboe

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