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jmckay123456789
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 Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 12:38 am Post subject: question about linux-headers versions |
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I just found that a new version of linux-headers is available
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root@localhost mythtv # emerge -up world
These are the packages that I would merge, in order:
Calculating world dependencies ...done!
[ebuild U ] sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.4.19-r1 [2.4.19]
[ebuild U ] sys-apps/baselayout-1.8.6.10-r1 [1.8.6.8-r1]
root@localhost mythtv #
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I'm running the linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r7 gentoo-sources kernel. I know that glibc uses the linux-headers and the version does not have to match your kernel version. But what about if you want to use a 2.6 series kernel? Are the 2.4.19 headers still good even then?
A second question. Since the linux-headers are for glibc do you have to recompile anything after emerging a new linux-headers version?
Finally, I thought version numbers usually went something like
0.9
1.0 rc 1
1.0 rc 2
1.0 rc n
1.0 (aka final)
emerge -up world is trying to update my linux-headers from 2.4.19 to 2.4.19-r1. I can only assume that the "r" does not stand for "release canidate" like "rc" does. What is the version numbering scheme in this case?
thanks,
Cedar |
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klif-e
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| Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 12:55 am Post subject: |
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Yeah noticed the same update requests from emerge as well...
The update pulls down the whole 2.4.19 kernel source, which for those on dialup will be a real bummer, just to get a few kb of linux headers 
But i'm also curious why linux-headers is out of date with the kernel you are using, I believe on some distros
/usr/include/linux is a symlink to /usr/src/linux/include
/usr/include/asm is a symlink to /usr/src/linux/include/asm
Or something like that....
I've done the updates, but not sure why this package is done this way? |
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Hagar
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[ignore] forum is slow as hell, and now it even makes doubleposts by itself :/
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