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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 19:37:49 -0800 (PST)
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To: Ingo Oeser <ingo.oeser@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de>
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        Dana Lacoste <dana.lacoste@peregrine.com>,
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Subject: Re: [OT] Re: Linus's include file strategy redux
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On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, Ingo Oeser wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 09:31:57AM -0800, ferret@phonewave.net wrote:
> > > Maybe you did not notice, but for months we have
> > > /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include, which points to kernel headers,
> > > and which should be used for compiling out-of-tree kernel modules
> > > (i.e. latest vmware uses this).
> > 
> > This symlink really should be a copy instead, because the finished kernel
> > may be installed on a machine that does not have kernel source installed
> > on it. Dangling symlinks are BAD.
> 
> But if you compile for another machine, this copy is bad. It also
> takes to much time and space to create this copy.
> 
> I really disagree here.

Do you have an alternative reccomendation? I've shown where the symlink
method WILL fail. You disagree that having the configured headers copied
is a workable idea. What else is there?


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