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diff --git a/chapter05/linux-libc-headers.xml b/chapter05/linux-libc-headers.xml index 167dceb57..4370bef9f 100644 --- a/chapter05/linux-libc-headers.xml +++ b/chapter05/linux-libc-headers.xml @@ -7,7 +7,14 @@ <title>Linux-Libc-Headers-&linux-libc-headers-version;</title> <?dbhtml filename="linux-libc-headers.html"?> +<indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-libc-headers"> +<primary sortas="a-Linux-Libc-Headers">Linux-Libc-Headers</primary> +<secondary>tools, headers</secondary></indexterm> + <sect2 role="package"><title/> +<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" + href="../chapter06/linux-libc-headers.xml" + xpointer="xpointer(/sect1/sect2[1]/para[1])"/> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> @@ -15,16 +22,38 @@ <seglistitem><seg>0.1 SBU</seg><seg>22 MB</seg></seglistitem> </segmentedlist> +<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" + href="../chapter06/linux-libc-headers.xml" + xpointer="xpointer(/sect1/sect2[1]/segmentedlist[2])"/> + + </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Linux-Libc-Headers</title> +<para>For years it has been common practice to use <quote>raw</quote> kernel +headers (straight from a kernel tarball) in <filename +class="directory">/usr/include</filename>, but over the +last few years, the kernel developers have taken a strong stance that +this should not be done. This gave birth to the Linux-Libc-Headers +Project, which was designed to maintain an Application Programming +Interface (API) stable version of the Linux headers.</para> + <para>Install the header files:</para> <screen><userinput>cp -R include/asm-i386 /tools/include/asm cp -R include/linux /tools/include</userinput></screen> +<para>If your architecture is not i386 (compatible), adjust the first command +accordingly.</para> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 role="content"><title/> +<para>Details on this package are located in <xref +linkend="contents-linux-libc-headers" role="."/></para> </sect2> </sect1> + |