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Re: A linux patch for a typo
- To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>, "Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg@monkeys.com>
- Subject: Re: A linux patch for a typo
- From: Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 18:29:37 -0700
- Cc: "H.J. Lu" <hjl@lucon.org>, GNU C Library <libc-hacker@cygnus.com>, egcs@cygnus.com, linuxgcc <linux-gcc@vger.rutgers.edu>, Kenneth Albanowski <kjahds@kjahds.com>, Kenneth Osterberg <lmfken@lmf.ericsson.se>, ian@lasermoon.co.uk, Mat Hostetter <mat@lcs.mit.edu>, Andy Dougherty <doughera@lafcol.lafayette.edu>, Brian Bourgault <brian@mathworks.com>, "John W. Christy" <john@etools.com>, Craig Groeschel <craig@metrolink.com>, Warner Losh <imp@village.org>, Rob Farnum <robf@Willows.Com>, Michael Meissner <meissner@cygnus.com>, Thomas Roell <roell@xinside.com>, Craig Burley <burley@gnu.org>, John Polstra <linux-binutils-in@polstra.com>, Galen Hazelwood <galenh@micron.net>, Ralf Baechle <ralf@mailhost.uni-koblenz.de>
- References: <1646.896120471@monkeys.com> <Pine.LNX.3.95.980525113526.10917B-100000@penguin.transmeta.com>
- Reply-To: Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
On Mon, May 25, 1998 at 12:01:16PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> I thought glibc had moved away from using kernel header files already.
> I've talked about this to various people before, and that was one of the
> advantages with glibc as far as I was concerned.
We're about 95% kernel-header-free.
Most of the problems wind up being in user programs that poke at
kernel headers behind glibc's back -- like this gdb thing HJ posted
that started this whole thread.
r~