%% Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: bn> In Debian, the headers in /usr/include/linux and /usr/include/asm are bn> not symlinks to the kernel source, but are supplied by libc6-dev. As bn> this is periodically upgraded, they may be based on newer kernels--the bn> current potato version comes from 2.2.9.
Uhmm... bn> What I did to compile the vmware modules is to mv /usr/lib/linux to some bn> other location and replace it with a symlink to the headers in my 2.2.10 bn> kernel source. That's what I did, too. Didn't stop me, I was just curious. bn> You can probably use symlinks all the time, but you should read bn> /usr/doc/libc6-dev/FAQ.Debian.gz to understand the rationale as to bn> why the headers are packaged this way. 'Kay, I will when I get home. PS. I must say, without have read the rationale, that this seems _very_ drain bamaged to me (shipping the kernel headers with the libc package, I mean). Maybe I will be enlighted by the FAQ :) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Network Management Development "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These are my opinions---Nortel Networks takes no responsibility for them.