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diff --git a/chapter06/kernel-exp-headers.xml b/chapter06/kernel-exp-headers.xml index 699c67d8c..9829fe2c9 100644 --- a/chapter06/kernel-exp-headers.xml +++ b/chapter06/kernel-exp-headers.xml @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ post by Linus Torvalds to the Linux Kernel Mailing List points out:</para> And yes, this is what I do. My /usr/src/linux still has the old 2.2.13 header files, even though I haven't run a 2.2.13 kernel in a _loong_ -time. But those headers were what glibc was compiled against, so those +time. But those headers were what Glibc was compiled against, so those headers are what matches the library object files. And this is actually what has been the suggested environment for at @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ sources should go into "/usr/src/linux" even though that hasn't been true in a _loong_ time.</screen> <para>The essential part is where Linus states that the header files should be -<emphasis>the ones which glibc was compiled against</emphasis>. These are +<emphasis>the ones which Glibc was compiled against</emphasis>. These are the headers that should be used when you later compile other packages, as they are the ones that match the object-code library files. By copying the headers, we ensure that they remain available if later you upgrade your kernel.</para> |