Manoj Srivastava writes ("Re: PW#5-16: Use of /usr/src"):
...
> Umm, no. The kernel-* package maintainers use kernel-package,
> which produces (and has produced, in the past) the packages
> kernel-{headers,source,doc,image}-<version>. There is no interaction
> required between the two sets of maintainers (libc-dev and kernel-*)
Why can't the kernel-package scripts arrange to create
libc-headers_ $version
instead of
kernel-headers-$version_$version
?
...
> But that is duplication of a package; it shall exists as
> kernel-headers-<version> and libc-kernel-headers, the former since it
> is automatically produced for all kernel-* packages (offcial or
> unofficial packages); it is produced since people still use it.
Why can't we remove it in favour of the libc-headers package ?
> I have, at the moment, 2 different kernel-header packages from
> two different kernel versions. I use them for experimental modules
> that I build. That is reason enough for kernel-headers-2.0.34.
Very few people need to do this; those that do can just install the
relevant kernel source trees by hand.
Ian.
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