Re: /usr/include/linux, /usr/include/asm, ...

1997-02-20 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, The canned response comes from the readme file included with the kernel headers package. It has been gleaned from various discussions on the Debian Lists, and from private email from David Engel and Linus Torvalds. I am given to understand that Linus will incorporate langua

Re: /usr/include/linux, /usr/include/asm, ...

1997-02-20 Thread csmall
Manoj Srivastava typed: > Hi, > > I'll reverse the question: why are you using the links? > The links are ignored anyway while compiling the kernel, so that's > not it. However, you may totally confuse some other program (during > compilation) that does not expect changes that are made in

Re: /usr/include/linux, /usr/include/asm, ...

1997-02-19 Thread Hamish Moffatt
> Hamish> Besides, the gcc manual page says: -I "Append directory > =09Are you sure? Also the manual page warn to look at the info > pages, as so: True. Unfortunate (imho) that GNU cannot stick with the standard documentation system, or extend it, rather than replacing it with something that re

Re: /usr/include/linux, /usr/include/asm, ...

1997-02-18 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Hamish" == Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hamish> Has anyone had any luck compiling (z)ftape 3.02 on debian, Hamish> then? I've tried, but it (reasonably) requires current kernel Hamish> headers, and despite adding the above to several Makefiles, it Hamish> still does not look i

Re: /usr/include/linux, /usr/include/asm, ...

1997-02-18 Thread edwalter
On Tue, 18 Feb 1997, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > So, what else are the links good for? Most programs do not > > (and should not) depend on kernel version specific api's; and the > > handful that do should ask for and include -I/usr/src/linux anyway. > > Has anyone had any luck compiling (z)f

Re: /usr/include/linux, /usr/include/asm, ...

1997-02-18 Thread J.H.M.Dassen
On Feb 18, Hamish Moffatt wrote > > So, what else are the links good for? Most programs do not > > (and should not) depend on kernel version specific api's; and the > > handful that do should ask for and include -I/usr/src/linux anyway. > > Has anyone had any luck compiling (z)ftape 3.02 on

Re: /usr/include/linux, /usr/include/asm, ...

1997-02-18 Thread Hamish Moffatt
> So, what else are the links good for? Most programs do not > (and should not) depend on kernel version specific api's; and the > handful that do should ask for and include -I/usr/src/linux anyway. Has anyone had any luck compiling (z)ftape 3.02 on debian, then? I've tried, but it (reaso

Re: /usr/include/linux, /usr/include/asm, ...

1997-02-18 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, I'll reverse the question: why are you using the links? The links are ignored anyway while compiling the kernel, so that's not it. However, you may totally confuse some other program (during compilation) that does not expect changes that are made in the kernel includes. You see, ch