Re: Linux v2.2.x README missing information

Kev (klmitch@mit.edu)
Tue, 30 Mar 1999 14:57:00 EST

> > rm -rf asm linux scsi
> > ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/asm-i386 asm
> > ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/linux linux
> > ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/scsi scsi
> >
> > Dangerous actions. You'll suddenly get lots of compilation errors.
>
> How do you mean? It seems like it cuts more the other way: for instance,
> I wouldn't be able to compile anything that uses <sys/socket.h>, if I
> didn't have a <linux/socket.h>. I wouldn't be able to compile lilo
> without <asm/boot.h>.

2.2 is strongly tied to glibc; you should look at what glibc has in
sys/socket.h before assuming it'll automatically include linux/socket.h...

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