lfs-book/chapter05/linux-libc-headers.xml

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<title>Linux-Libc-Headers-&linux-libc-headers-version;</title>
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<primary sortas="a-Linux-Libc-Headers">Linux-Libc-Headers</primary>
<secondary>tools, headers</secondary></indexterm>

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<sect2 role="installation">
<title>Installation of Linux-Libc-Headers</title>

<para>For years it has been common practice to use so-called <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 such
things should not be done.  Thus was born the linux-libc-headers project,
designed to maintain an 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>

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