From: guest@may.be.really.invalid   
      
   On 2009-01-25, Gang Greene  wrote:   
   > Mark Hobley wrote:   
   >   
   >> In alt.os.linux.gentoo Nikos Chantziaras  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> The headers in /usr/src/linux cannot be used by userspace programs.   
   >>> linux-headers is a modified set of kernel headers made for that purpose.   
   >>   
   >> Huh? If I have installed my own kernel, do I have to do anything with   
   >> the headers? Don't the headers have to match the kernel?   
   >>   
   >> Mark.   
   >>   
   >   
   > No the kernel headers must match the ones that glibc was compiled with.   
   >   
   > The kernel headers are for the apps compiled on the box only.  When you   
   > untar the kernel source are not the headers there as well?   
   >   
   > I never update kernel headers in /usr/include unless I recompile glibc and   
   > every app (including the kernel) on the box.   
   >   
   > I do compile and use the latest kernel though. Just don't install the   
   > headers.   
   >   
   I recall that the ChangeLog for the kernel has a list of what version   
   of items needed for the particular kernel; have always looked at that   
   when I was doing updates to the kernel & a good thing I did as had to   
   update some other stuff as well.   
      
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