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diff --git a/chapter07/linux-headers.xml b/chapter07/linux-headers.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6c1af3173 --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter07/linux-headers.xml @@ -0,0 +1,207 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> + %general-entities; +]> + +<sect1 id="ch-tools-linux-headers" role="wrap"> + <?dbhtml filename="linux-headers.html"?> + + <sect1info condition="script"> + <productname>linux-headers</productname> + <productnumber>&linux-version;</productnumber> + <address>&linux-url;</address> + </sect1info> + + <title>Linux-&linux-version; API Headers</title> + + <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers"> + <primary sortas="a-Linux">Linux</primary> + <secondary>tools, API headers</secondary> + </indexterm> + + <sect2 role="package"> + <title/> + + <para>The Linux API Headers (in linux-&linux-version;.tar.xz) expose the + kernel's API for use by Glibc.</para> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> + <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>&linux-headers-ch5-sbu;</seg> + <seg>&linux-headers-ch5-du;</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>Installation of Linux API Headers</title> + + <para>The Linux kernel needs to expose an Application Programming Interface + (API) for the system's C library (Glibc in LFS) to use. This is done + by way of sanitizing various C header files that are shipped in the Linux + kernel source tarball.</para> + + <para>Make sure there are no stale files embedded in the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="pre">make mrproper</userinput></screen> + + <para>Now extract the user-visible kernel headers from the source. + The recommended make target <quote>headers_install</quote> cannot be + used, because it requires <application>rsync</application>, which may not + be available. The headers are first placed in + <filename class="directory">./usr</filename>, then copied to the needed + location.</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="make">make headers +find usr/include -name '.*' -delete +rm usr/include/Makefile +</userinput><userinput remap="install">cp -rv usr/include $LFS/usr</userinput></screen> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="contents-linux-headers" role="content"> + <title>Contents of Linux API Headers</title> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>Installed headers</segtitle> + <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>/usr/include/asm/*.h, /usr/include/asm-generic/*.h, + /usr/include/drm/*.h, /usr/include/linux/*.h, /usr/include/misc/*.h, + /usr/include/mtd/*.h, /usr/include/rdma/*.h, /usr/include/scsi/*.h, + /usr/include/sound/*.h, /usr/include/video/*.h, + and /usr/include/xen/*.h</seg> + <seg>/usr/include/asm, /usr/include/asm-generic, /usr/include/drm, + /usr/include/linux, /usr/include/misc, /usr/include/mtd, + /usr/include/rdma, /usr/include/scsi, /usr/include/sound, + /usr/include/video, and /usr/include/xen</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + <variablelist> + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> + <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> + <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> + + <varlistentry id="asm"> + <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/asm/*.h</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The Linux API ASM Headers</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers asm"> + <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/asm/*.h">/usr/include/asm/*.h</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="asm-generic"> + <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/asm-generic/*.h</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The Linux API ASM Generic Headers</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers asm-generic"> + <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/asm-generic/*.h">/usr/include/asm-generic/*.h</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="drm"> + <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/drm/*.h</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The Linux API DRM Headers</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers drm"> + <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/drm/*.h">/usr/include/drm/*.h</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="linux"> + <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/linux/*.h</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The Linux API Linux Headers</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers linux"> + <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/linux/*.h">/usr/include/linux/*.h</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="misc"> + <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/misc/*.h</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The Linux API Miscellaneous Headers</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers misc"> + <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/misc/*.h">/usr/include/misc/*.h</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="mtd"> + <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/mtd/*.h</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The Linux API MTD Headers</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers mtd"> + <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/mtd/*.h">/usr/include/mtd/*.h</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="rdma"> + <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/rdma/*.h</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The Linux API RDMA Headers</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers rdma"> + <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/rdma/*.h">/usr/include/rdma/*.h</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="scsi"> + <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/scsi/*.h</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The Linux API SCSI Headers</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers scsi"> + <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/scsi/*.h">/usr/include/scsi/*.h</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="sound"> + <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/sound/*.h</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The Linux API Sound Headers</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers sound"> + <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/sound/*.h">/usr/include/sound/*.h</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="video"> + <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/video/*.h</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The Linux API Video Headers</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers video"> + <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/video/*.h">/usr/include/video/*.h</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="xen"> + <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/xen/*.h</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The Linux API Xen Headers</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers xen"> + <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/xen/*.h">/usr/include/xen/*.h</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + </sect2> + +</sect1> |