Re: kernel version vs. libc headers...

[John Levon <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>]

On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 10:54:03AM +0100, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:
> > > Hello
> > > 
> > > Question: how generally bad is having (g)libc compiled against (and having
> > > headers of) a kernel version different from the one used (running) on the
> > > system?
> > 
> > There should be no problem at all.  It _is_ a bug to compile against the
> > headers of the current running kernel if is is not the one used to compile
> > glibc against.
> 
> Thanks, but I am SURE, in one of the three places:
> this list (kernel-newbies)
> lkml
> linux.redhat.install
> recently I read a message, saying that one is asking for major problems,
> e.g. if he or she has libc compiled against a different (major) version of
> the kernel than the running kernel, e.g. 2.2.x and 2.4.y... Too bad -
> can't find that message to be more specific, but I am sure I read one very
> recently...

Back-compatible structures are provided where necessary I believe. Certainly
it's not asking for major problems, I've been doing it for ages ;)

john

-- 
"A Mini Cooper ? I wouldn't be seen dead in one of those !"
	- Mickey Finn

-
Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel.
Archive:       http://mail.nl.linux.org/
IRC Channel:   irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies
Web Page:      http://www.kernelnewbies.org/