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.
Regards
Ingo Oeser
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