source: chapter05/linux-libc-headers.xml@ ddd5542

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  <title>Linux-Libc-Headers-&linux-libc-headers-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-libc-headers">
    <primary sortas="a-Linux-Libc-Headers">Linux-Libc-Headers</primary>
    <secondary>tools, headers</secondary>
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    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
      <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>0.1 SBU</seg>
        <seg>26.9 MB</seg>
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  <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 -Rv include/asm-i386 /tools/include/asm
cp -Rv include/linux /tools/include</userinput></screen>

    <para>If your architecture is not i386 (compatible), adjust the first command
    accordingly.</para>

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    <title/>

    <para>Details on this package are located in
    <xref linkend="contents-linux-libc-headers" role="."/></para>

  </sect2>

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