On 21-May-99 Martin Bialasinski wrote: > P> ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/asm-i386 asm > P> ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/linux linux > P> ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/scsi scsi > P> ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/net net > > No. Debian stopped doing this for long. And with the 2.2 kernels, > Linus officially blessed this practise. We have headers of a well > known kernel in /usr/include, not the one you currently build your > kernel with. > > You will note that the README in the kernel source doesn't tell you > any more to do these links.
I noticed that as soon as I installed my first 2.2.x kernel, but I thought it might be an error and was afraid to ask. > > See /usr/doc/libc6/FAQ.Debian.gz > > There you will also find a fixe for your problem with compiling the > vmware drivers. I only have 64MB RAM, and it seems that was my problem. VMware was installing Win95 , but very slowly. Am I correct in assuming that I no longer even need /usr/include/linux /usr/include/net /usr/include/scsi and /usr/include/asm ? After I did those links, the VMware compaints about my includes were gone. -- Andrew
